Registered nurse · Honolulu, HI

Registered nurse in Honolulu: $3,379/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Honolulu at $139,260 a year. About 9,680 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.00). The 10th percentile is $82,390 and the 90th is $151,320. Pay ranks 10th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.5× 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 $3,379 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kahului, about 111 miles away, at $3,664 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,379

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$139,260

$82,390 to $151,320

Rent (1 bd)

$2,116

$2,519 (2 bd)

Employment

9,680

Location quotient 1.00

Pay rank

10th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.5×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $139,260.

Taxes$3,592
Rent$2,116
Other living costs$2,518
Left over$3,379

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $139,260
Federal income tax: −$22,669
Social Security and Medicare: −$10,653
State income tax (HI): −$9,779
Take-home pay: $96,158
Effective tax rate: 31.0%

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

$11,605 gross, minus $3,592 in tax and $4,634 in living costs.

$3,379

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kahului, $3,664/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Honolulu?

$139,260 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 9,680 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a registered nurse in Honolulu?

$3,379 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Hawaii taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,116, and pay covers 5.5× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Kahului, about 111 miles away, leaves $3,664 a month, more than Honolulu.