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Kahului, HI
$617after tax and rent
Photo: Joel Bradshaw / Wikimedia, Public domain
On a $83,730 household paycheck in Kahului.
Modelled metro
Move Score
37
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
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
Top things to do in Kahului
More in KahuluiPhoto: Joel Bradshaw / Wikimedia, Public domain Waiola Church
Church building in Maui County, United States of America
Photo: Joel Bradshaw / Wikimedia, Public domain Maria Lanakila Catholic Church
Church building in Lahaina, United States of America

Photo: Harry Alverson / Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0 Lahaina Banyan Court Park
Public park in Lahaina, Hawaii

Photo: Richard N Horne / Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 Maui Ocean Center
Aquarium and oceanography center located in Maalaea, Hawaii on the island of Maui, US
Photo: Joel Bradshaw / Wikimedia, Public domain Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum
Located in the small sugarcane growing and milling community of Puʻunene, Hawaii, Kahului, Maui
Photo: 293.xx.xxx.xx / Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 Iao Theatre
Theater and former movie theater in Wailuku, Hawaii, United States
Stats
- Rent
- $2,627
- 2 bd median
- Take-home
- $5,218
- Per month
- Tax
- 25%
- Of pay
- Prices
- 19% above
- US, besides rent
Next
$617 / mo
The month
One earner. 1 bd.
See full breakdown
- 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.
| County | People | Median rent | 2-bed rent | Home value | Income | Commute |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maui CountyHI | 165k100% | $1,863 | $1,906 | $858,600 | $95,076 | 23 min |
| Kalawao CountyHI | 430% | $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.
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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Take-home by job in Kahului
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
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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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