Lawyer · Kahului, HI
Lawyer in Kahului: $3,863/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Kahului at $148,370 a year. About 160 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.43). The 10th percentile is $86,860 and the 90th is $194,440. Pay ranks 49th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.6× 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 $3,863 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Honolulu is the strongest other metro for this job ($2,464 left over a month), and Kahului still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,863
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$148,370
$86,860 to $194,440
Rent (1 bd)
$2,207
$2,627 (2 bd)
Employment
160
Location quotient 0.43
Pay rank
49th of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $148,370.
- Taxes$3,900
- Rent$2,207
- Other living costs$2,394
- Left over$3,863
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $148,370
- Federal income tax
- −$24,856
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$11,350
- State income tax (HI)
- −$10,599
- Take-home pay
- $101,565
- Effective tax rate
- 31.5%
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
$12,364 gross, minus $3,900 in tax and $4,601 in living costs.
$3,863
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Honolulu, $2,464/mo.
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- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a lawyer make in Kahului?
$148,370 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 160 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Kahului?
$3,863 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Hawaii taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,207, and pay covers 5.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Kahului leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Honolulu at $2,464 a month.