Electrician · Kahului, HI
Electrician in Kahului: $1,343/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Kahului at $98,480 a year. About 310 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.87). The 10th percentile is $45,950 and the 90th is $134,180. Pay ranks 13th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.7× 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 $1,343 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Honolulu, about 111 miles away, at $1,402 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,343
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$98,480
$45,950 to $134,180
Rent (1 bd)
$2,207
$2,627 (2 bd)
Employment
310
Location quotient 0.87
Pay rank
13th of 385
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, electrician pay of $98,480.
- Taxes$2,263
- Rent$2,207
- Other living costs$2,394
- Left over$1,343
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $98,480
- Federal income tax
- −$13,280
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,534
- State income tax (HI)
- −$6,341
- Take-home pay
- $71,326
- Effective tax rate
- 27.6%
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
$8,207 gross, minus $2,263 in tax and $4,601 in living costs.
$1,343
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Honolulu, $1,402/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Kahului?
$98,480 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 310 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Kahului?
$1,343 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Hawaii taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,207, and pay covers 3.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Honolulu, about 111 miles away, leaves $1,402 a month, more than Kahului.