Civil engineer · Honolulu, HI

Civil engineer in Honolulu: $1,109/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Honolulu at $94,600 a year. About 2,300 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.18). The 10th percentile is $62,870 and the 90th is $132,020. Pay ranks 224th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,116/mo). Hawaii taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,109 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kahului, about 111 miles away, at $1,501 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,109

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$94,600

$62,870 to $132,020

Rent (1 bd)

$2,116

$2,519 (2 bd)

Employment

2,300

Location quotient 2.18

Pay rank

224th of 368

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

3.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $94,600.

Taxes$2,140
Rent$2,116
Other living costs$2,518
Left over$1,109

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $94,600
Federal income tax: −$12,426
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,237
State income tax (HI): −$6,021
Take-home pay: $68,916
Effective tax rate: 27.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $2,116
Groceries: $524
Getting around: $619
Healthcare: $590
Utilities and internet: $328
Everything else: $459
Total spending: $4,634

Left over each month

$7,883 gross, minus $2,140 in tax and $4,634 in living costs.

$1,109

Rank every metro for a civil engineer

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kahului, $1,501/mo.

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Questions

What does a civil engineer make in Honolulu?

$94,600 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,300 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Honolulu?

$1,109 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Hawaii taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,116, and pay covers 3.7× a year of it.

Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?

Kahului, about 111 miles away, leaves $1,501 a month, more than Honolulu.