Police officer · Honolulu, HI
Police officer in Honolulu: $551/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Honolulu at $83,820 a year. About 1,630 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.85). The 10th percentile is $77,940 and the 90th is $108,110. Pay ranks 67th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.3× 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 $551 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kahului, about 111 miles away, at $583 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$551
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$83,820
$77,940 to $108,110
Rent (1 bd)
$2,116
$2,519 (2 bd)
Employment
1,630
Location quotient 0.85
Pay rank
67th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $83,820.
- Taxes$1,800
- Rent$2,116
- Other living costs$2,518
- Left over$551
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $83,820
- Federal income tax
- −$10,054
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,412
- State income tax (HI)
- −$5,131
- Take-home pay
- $62,222
- Effective tax rate
- 25.8%
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
$6,985 gross, minus $1,800 in tax and $4,634 in living costs.
$551
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kahului, $583/mo.
Police officer leftover by city →Best cities for police officers to move to →Police officer nearby
Other jobs in Honolulu
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a police officer make in Honolulu?
$83,820 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,630 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Honolulu?
$551 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Hawaii taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,116, and pay covers 3.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Kahului, about 111 miles away, leaves $583 a month, more than Honolulu.