Mechanical engineer · Kahului, HI
Mechanical engineer in Kahului: $1,356/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Kahului median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Hawaii median, $98,740 a year. Hawaii has about 530 mechanical engineer jobs. The 10th percentile is $66,110 and the 90th is $141,500. On the pay used here, Kahului ranks 220th-highest of 387 metros. 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 $1,356 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Honolulu is the strongest other metro for this job ($1,323 left over a month), and Kahului still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,356
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$98,740
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$2,207
$2,627 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
220th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
3.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $98,740.
- Taxes$2,271
- Rent$2,207
- Other living costs$2,394
- Left over$1,356
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $98,740
- Federal income tax
- −$13,337
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,554
- State income tax (HI)
- −$6,362
- Take-home pay
- $71,487
- 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
$8,228 gross, minus $2,271 in tax and $4,601 in living costs.
$1,356
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Honolulu, $1,323/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Kahului?
$98,740 a year. That figure is the Hawaii median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Kahului?
$1,356 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 mechanical engineer keep more?
Kahului leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Honolulu at $1,323 a month.