Example household · $83,730 · same pay · 1 adult

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Kahului, HI

$617after tax and rent

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On a $83,730 household paycheck in Kahului.

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Each row is 0–100. The Move Score is their weighted average, rounded, and it stops at 99. Rent is only in Housing. Jobs is off when the paycheck is the same in every city. Schools is off when there are no kids.

The 5 rows that are on. Their weighted average is 36.9, and that is the score, rounded, up to 99. Rows that are off stay out. The percent on each row is its weight. Tap a row to see what it measures. How the score is weighted

Example household

Example: $83,730, same pay in every city · One adult, renting a 1-bedroom

Salary, before tax

$83,730 in every city.

Pay between cities
Job
Adults
Kids
Housing
Bedrooms · 1 bedroom

These figures are projections built from available public data. Conditions change, and the numbers may not reflect current prices, taxes, or immigration rules. Check official sources before you make decisions.

After tax and rent

$617

Home city

Not picked

Salary

$83,730

Same everywhere

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Paycheck to pocket
Monthly pay$6,978
Tax$1,760
Rent$2,207
Other bills$2,394
Left$617

Stats

Rent
$2,627
2 bd median
Take-home
$5,218
Per month
Tax
25%
Of pay
Prices
19% above
US, besides rent

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$617 / mo

Money left after tax and rent, by state.
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Kahului · this breakdownBoth cities sit outside this map.

The month

One earner. 1 bd.

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  • Taxes$1,760
  • Rent$2,207
  • Other$2,394
  • Left$617

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$83,730
Federal income tax
−$9,591
Social Security and Medicare
−$6,405
State income tax (HI)
−$5,124
Take-home pay
$62,610
Effective tax rate
25.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$2,207
Groceries
$474
Getting around
$674
Healthcare
$534
Utilities and internet
$297
Everything else
$415
Total spending
$4,601

After tax and rent

$617 left/mo

County by county

2 counties. Rent in this table is the Census median of what residents pay. The city figure is Zillow asking rent.

Population, rent, home value, income and commute by county in Kahului, HI
CountyPeopleMedian rent2-bed rentHome valueIncomeCommute
Maui CountyHI165k100%$1,863$1,906$858,600$95,07623 min
Kalawao CountyHI430%$1,300——$86,250—

Census ACS 2023. “—” is not published.

Working remotely

If the paycheck stays the same

One adult, one bedroom, $120,000 held flat in every city. That leaves $2,493 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $2,207.

Work from home
11.9% of workers
ACS 2024 1-year
Home internet
77.1% of households
Cable, fiber optic, or DSL
Paid to move, remote job
No open remote grant on this metro

Worked-from-home share is from ACS 2024 1-year. Internet is households with cable, fiber optic, or DSL, from ACS 2023 5-year.

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The place

23 min commute. A car per adult.

Weather
Not shown for this metro.
Getting around
A car per adult
Average commute
23 minutes each way
Size
165k people
Buying instead
Median home $858,600. About $5,683/mo with 20% down.
Taxes
Hawaii income tax tops out at 9.00%. Sales tax 4.5%, property tax 0.30%.

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Questions

How is take-home pay in Kahului calculated?

Kahului is in Hawaii, which taxes wage income. Take-home is a local salary minus federal tax, payroll tax, and that state tax. Leftover is what remains after rent and bills.

What does rent cost in Kahului?

About $2,207 for a one-bedroom and $2,627 for a two-bedroom in Kahului, HI. Kahului averages 246 sunny days, a July high of 77°F, and a 23-minute commute.

How do I compare Kahului with another city?

Put Kahului next to another city on the same job and household. The gap is the tax bill and the rent.

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