Police officer · Kahului, HI
Police officer in Kahului: $583/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Kahului at $83,790 a year. About 270 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.84). The 10th percentile is $82,910 and the 90th is $100,470. Pay ranks 68th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.2× 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 $583 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Honolulu is the strongest other metro for this job ($551 left over a month), and Kahului still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$583
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$83,790
$82,910 to $100,470
Rent (1 bd)
$2,207
$2,627 (2 bd)
Employment
270
Location quotient 0.84
Pay rank
68th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $83,790.
- Taxes$1,799
- Rent$2,207
- Other living costs$2,394
- Left over$583
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $83,790
- Federal income tax
- −$10,048
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,410
- State income tax (HI)
- −$5,129
- Take-home pay
- $62,203
- Effective tax rate
- 25.8%
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
$6,983 gross, minus $1,799 in tax and $4,601 in living costs.
$583
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Honolulu, $551/mo.
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Other jobs in Kahului
- 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 Kahului?
$83,790 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 270 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Kahului?
$583 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Hawaii taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,207, and pay covers 3.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Kahului leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Honolulu at $551 a month.