Civil engineer · Kahului, HI
Civil engineer in Kahului: $1,501/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Kahului at $101,530 a year. About 140 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.83). The 10th percentile is $84,540 and the 90th is $139,410. Pay ranks 78th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,207/mo). Hawaii taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,501 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Honolulu is the strongest other metro for this job ($1,109 left over a month), and Kahului still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,501
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$101,530
$84,540 to $139,410
Rent (1 bd)
$2,207
$2,627 (2 bd)
Employment
140
Location quotient 0.83
Pay rank
78th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $101,530.
- Taxes$2,359
- Rent$2,207
- Other living costs$2,394
- Left over$1,501
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $101,530
- Federal income tax
- −$13,951
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,767
- State income tax (HI)
- −$6,592
- Take-home pay
- $73,220
- Effective tax rate
- 27.9%
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
Left over each month
$8,461 gross, minus $2,359 in tax and $4,601 in living costs.
$1,501
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Honolulu, $1,109/mo.
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- Pharmacist
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- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Kahului?
$101,530 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 140 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Kahului?
$1,501 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Hawaii taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,207, and pay covers 3.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Kahului leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Honolulu at $1,109 a month.