Data scientist · Honolulu, HI

Data scientist in Honolulu: $1,496/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Honolulu at $102,080 a year. About 250 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.33). The 10th percentile is $79,890 and the 90th is $170,430. Pay ranks 112th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.0× 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 $1,496 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kahului, about 111 miles away, at $1,532 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,496

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$102,080

$79,890 to $170,430

Rent (1 bd)

$2,116

$2,519 (2 bd)

Employment

250

Location quotient 0.33

Pay rank

112th of 281

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.0×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $102,080.

Taxes$2,377
Rent$2,116
Other living costs$2,518
Left over$1,496

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $102,080
Federal income tax: −$14,072
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,809
State income tax (HI): −$6,638
Take-home pay: $73,561
Effective tax rate: 27.9%

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

$8,507 gross, minus $2,377 in tax and $4,634 in living costs.

$1,496

Rank every metro for a data scientist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kahului, $1,532/mo.

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Questions

What does a data scientist make in Honolulu?

$102,080 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 250 data scientist jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Honolulu?

$1,496 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Hawaii taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,116, and pay covers 4.0× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Kahului, about 111 miles away, leaves $1,532 a month, more than Honolulu.