High school teacher · Kahului, HI
High school teacher in Kahului: $218/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Kahului at $76,750 a year. About 600 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.19). The 10th percentile is $59,390 and the 90th is $102,810. Pay ranks 104th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 2.9× 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 $218 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Honolulu is the strongest other metro for this job ($59 left over a month), and Kahului still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$218
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$76,750
$59,390 to $102,810
Rent (1 bd)
$2,207
$2,627 (2 bd)
Employment
600
Location quotient 1.19
Pay rank
104th 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 $76,750.
- Taxes$1,577
- Rent$2,207
- Other living costs$2,394
- Left over$218
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $76,750
- Federal income tax
- −$8,499
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,871
- State income tax (HI)
- −$4,548
- Take-home pay
- $57,832
- Effective tax rate
- 24.6%
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
$6,396 gross, minus $1,577 in tax and $4,601 in living costs.
$218
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Honolulu, $59/mo.
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- Registered nurse
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- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Kahului?
$76,750 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 600 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Kahului?
$218 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Hawaii taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,207, and pay covers 2.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Kahului leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Honolulu at $59 a month.