Electrician · Honolulu, HI

Electrician in Honolulu: $1,402/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Honolulu at $100,270 a year. About 2,290 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.05). The 10th percentile is $45,730 and the 90th is $124,040. Pay ranks 7th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.9× 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 $1,402 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Kahului is the strongest other metro for this job ($1,343 left over a month), and Honolulu still leaves more.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,402

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$100,270

$45,730 to $124,040

Rent (1 bd)

$2,116

$2,519 (2 bd)

Employment

2,290

Location quotient 1.05

Pay rank

7th of 385

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

3.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $100,270.

Taxes$2,319
Rent$2,116
Other living costs$2,518
Left over$1,402

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $100,270
Federal income tax: −$13,673
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,671
State income tax (HI): −$6,488
Take-home pay: $72,437
Effective tax rate: 27.8%

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

$8,356 gross, minus $2,319 in tax and $4,634 in living costs.

$1,402

Rank every metro for a electrician

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kahului, $1,343/mo.

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Questions

What does a electrician make in Honolulu?

$100,270 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,290 electrician jobs are in the metro.

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

$1,402 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Hawaii taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,116, and pay covers 3.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a electrician keep more?

Honolulu leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Kahului at $1,343 a month.