High school teacher · Honolulu, HI

High school teacher in Honolulu: $59/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Honolulu at $74,310 a year. About 3,940 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.29). The 10th percentile is $57,420 and the 90th is $95,610. Pay ranks 120th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 2.9× 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 $59 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kahului, about 111 miles away, at $218 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$59

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$74,310

$57,420 to $95,610

Rent (1 bd)

$2,116

$2,519 (2 bd)

Employment

3,940

Location quotient 1.29

Pay rank

120th of 369

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

2.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $74,310.

Taxes$1,499
Rent$2,116
Other living costs$2,518
Left over$59

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $74,310
Federal income tax: −$7,962
Social Security and Medicare: −$5,685
State income tax (HI): −$4,347
Take-home pay: $56,316
Effective tax rate: 24.2%

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

$6,193 gross, minus $1,499 in tax and $4,634 in living costs.

$59

Rank every metro for a high school teacher

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kahului, $218/mo.

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Questions

What does a high school teacher make in Honolulu?

$74,310 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,940 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Honolulu?

$59 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Hawaii taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,116, and pay covers 2.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?

Kahului, about 111 miles away, leaves $218 a month, more than Honolulu.