2026
Moving from Hawaii?
Where you keep the most after tax and rent. The comparison starts in Honolulu, HI, the largest metro in Hawaii on this site. One adult, one bedroom, $80,000 held the same in every city. State income tax there is $4,816 a year, and $353 a month is left after tax and rent.
No state income tax
The strongest leftover metro in each state that does not tax wages. The tax change is versus Hawaii on $80,000.
- Anchorage, AK
$1,705/mo left · state tax −$4,816/yr
- Sebring, FL
$2,422/mo left · state tax −$4,816/yr
- Carson City, NV
$2,130/mo left · state tax −$4,816/yr
- Manchester, NH
$1,539/mo left · state tax −$4,816/yr
- Sioux Falls, SD
$2,549/mo left · state tax −$4,816/yr
- Morristown, TN
$2,592/mo left · state tax −$4,816/yr
- Lubbock, TX
$2,695/mo left · state tax −$4,816/yr
- Spokane, WA
$2,287/mo left · state tax −$4,816/yr
- Cheyenne, WY
$2,358/mo left · state tax −$4,816/yr
Where people from Hawaii moved
IRS migration, 2022-2023. Outflows from metros in Hawaii to metros in other states, summed. The move link starts in the city that sent the most returns on that route.
| Destination | Returns | People | State tax change | Left over |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas, NVfrom Honolulu | 1,457 | 2,757 | −$4,816/yr | $2,080/mo |
| Seattle, WAfrom Honolulu | 1,204 | 2,075 | −$4,816/yr | $1,500/mo |
| Los Angeles, CAfrom Honolulu | 1,111 | 1,629 | −$1,349/yr | $428/mo |
| San Diego, CAfrom Honolulu | 958 | 1,844 | −$1,349/yr | $461/mo |
| Washington, DCfrom Honolulu | 594 | 1,373 | −$857/yr | $1,041/mo |
| San Francisco, CAfrom Honolulu | 570 | 826 | −$1,349/yr | $51/mo |
| Portland, ORfrom Honolulu | 541 | 914 | +$1,643/yr | $1,381/mo |
| Phoenix, AZfrom Honolulu | 471 | 793 | −$3,181/yr | $1,954/mo |
| San Antonio, TXfrom Honolulu | 403 | 954 | −$4,816/yr | $2,411/mo |
| Virginia Beach, VAfrom Honolulu | 396 | 868 | −$962/yr | $1,662/mo |
Where the paycheck goes furthest
Top 25 metros outside Hawaii by monthly leftover on $80,000. Versus Honolulu.
| Rank | Metro | Left over | Vs Honolulu | State tax change | Paid to move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ames, IA | $2,706/mo | +$2,353/mo | −$2,331/yr | — |
| 2 | Fargo, ND | $2,705/mo | +$2,352/mo | −$4,486/yr | — |
| 3 | Lubbock, TX | $2,695/mo | +$2,342/mo | −$4,816/yr | — |
| 4 | Wichita Falls, TX | $2,685/mo | +$2,332/mo | −$4,816/yr | — |
| 5 | McAllen, TX | $2,679/mo | +$2,326/mo | −$4,816/yr | — |
| 6 | Longview, TX | $2,672/mo | +$2,319/mo | −$4,816/yr | — |
| 7 | Amarillo, TX | $2,652/mo | +$2,299/mo | −$4,816/yr | — |
| 8 | Grand Forks, ND | $2,646/mo | +$2,293/mo | −$4,486/yr | — |
| 9 | Davenport, IA | $2,636/mo | +$2,283/mo | −$2,331/yr | — |
| 10 | Texarkana, TX | $2,635/mo | +$2,282/mo | −$4,816/yr | — |
| 11 | Waterloo, IA | $2,625/mo | +$2,272/mo | −$2,331/yr | — |
| 12 | Dubuque, IA | $2,621/mo | +$2,268/mo | −$2,331/yr | — |
| 13 | Cape Girardeau, MO | $2,618/mo | +$2,265/mo | −$1,983/yr | — |
| 14 | Jefferson City, MO | $2,610/mo | +$2,257/mo | −$1,983/yr | — |
| 15 | Killeen, TX | $2,606/mo | +$2,253/mo | −$4,816/yr | — |
| 16 | Laredo, TX | $2,603/mo | +$2,250/mo | −$4,816/yr | — |
| 17 | Iowa City, IA | $2,601/mo | +$2,248/mo | −$2,331/yr | — |
| 18 | Morristown, TN | $2,592/mo | +$2,239/mo | −$4,816/yr | — |
| 19 | Sherman, TX | $2,589/mo | +$2,236/mo | −$4,816/yr | — |
| 20 | St. Joseph, MO | $2,584/mo | +$2,231/mo | −$1,983/yr | — |
| 21 | Eagle Pass, TX | $2,576/mo | +$2,223/mo | −$4,816/yr | — |
| 22 | Alexandria, LA | $2,573/mo | +$2,220/mo | −$2,791/yr | — |
| 23 | El Paso, TX | $2,564/mo | +$2,211/mo | −$4,816/yr | — |
| 24 | Beaumont, TX | $2,555/mo | +$2,202/mo | −$4,816/yr | — |
| 25 | Sioux Falls, SD | $2,549/mo | +$2,196/mo | −$4,816/yr | — |
Staying in Hawaii
State income tax does not change. Rent still does. Compared with Honolulu.
- Kahului · $386/mo · +$33 vs Honolulu
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Questions
Where do people from Hawaii move?
Among metros on this site, the largest IRS flow out of Hawaii in 2022-2023 is to Las Vegas, NV: 1,457 tax returns, about 2,757 people. The link uses the Honolulu corridor, which sent the most of those returns.
How does state income tax change when you leave Hawaii?
On $80,000 for a single filer, Hawaii state income tax is $4,816 a year. The change column is the destination's state income tax minus that figure. A negative number is a smaller state tax bill. Local wage taxes are not in that column. They are in the leftover figure.
Where does a paycheck from Hawaii go furthest?
At $80,000 held flat, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,706 a month in Ames, IA, +$2,353 versus Honolulu.