Registered nurse · Kahului, HI

Registered nurse in Kahului: $3,664/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Kahului at $144,350 a year. About 1,270 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.79). The 10th percentile is $89,710 and the 90th is $145,730. Pay ranks 8th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.5× 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 $3,664 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Honolulu is the strongest other metro for this job ($3,379 left over a month), and Kahului still leaves more.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,664

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$144,350

$89,710 to $145,730

Rent (1 bd)

$2,207

$2,627 (2 bd)

Employment

1,270

Location quotient 0.79

Pay rank

8th 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 $144,350.

Taxes$3,764
Rent$2,207
Other living costs$2,394
Left over$3,664

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $144,350
Federal income tax: −$23,891
Social Security and Medicare: −$11,043
State income tax (HI): −$10,237
Take-home pay: $99,179
Effective tax rate: 31.3%

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

$12,029 gross, minus $3,764 in tax and $4,601 in living costs.

$3,664

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Honolulu, $3,379/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Kahului?

$144,350 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,270 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$3,664 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Hawaii taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,207, and pay covers 5.5× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Kahului leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Honolulu at $3,379 a month.