SOC 11-9032 · Urban Honolulu, HI metro

Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary Salary in Honolulu, HI

The average salary for education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in Honolulu, Hawaii is $123,900 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $126,670: half of the 1,380 people in this job in the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 7% more than the U.S. average for this job ($116,100).

$123,900average per year

Median $126,670Take-home ≈ $88,339

  • $86K10th
  • $101K25th
  • $127KMedian
  • $130K75th
  • $169K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

1,380people in this job
+7%vs U.S. average
#2 of 2Hawaii metros
111cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary pay range in Honolulu

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $85,690 a year or less, while the top 10% make $168,630 or more. The middle half of education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in Honolulu earn between $101,280 and $130,140.

  • $86K10th
  • $101K25th
  • $127KMedian
  • $130K75th
  • $169K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$123,900$10,325—
Median$126,670$10,556—
Entry level (25th percentile)$101,280$8,440—
Experienced (75th percentile)$130,140$10,845—

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.

Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary pay in Honolulu vs. Hawaii and the U.S.

Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in Honolulu earn about the same as the Hawaii average ($125,280) and 7% more than the U.S. average ($116,100). At the median the gap is +20% against the U.S. median of $105,870.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Honolulu$123,900$126,670$85,690$168,6301,380
Hawaii$125,280$126,760$85,880$168,7601,910
United States$116,100$105,870$76,280$167,770328,330

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary salary after taxes in Honolulu

On the average salary of $123,900, a single filer in Honolulu takes home about $88,339 a year, or $7,362 a month and $3,398 every two weeks. Taxes take 29% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Hawaii's top brackets above $125,000 follow Act 46 (2024).

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Is Honolulu a good place for education administrators, kindergarten through secondary? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Honolulu area are 11% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 111.0), so the average $123,900 buys what about $111,661 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Honolulu ($57,220). A typical home costs $851,163, or 6.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary salary in other Hawaii cities

Honolulu ranks 2nd of 2 Hawaii metro areas for this job; Kahului pays the most ($130,720).

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Highest-paying cities for education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

Bremerton, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($169,480).

Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary salary by city

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Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary salary in Honolulu: questions

What is the entry-level education administrators, kindergarten through secondary salary in Honolulu?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $85,690 a year and the 25th percentile is $101,280, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the education administrators, kindergarten through secondary take-home pay in Honolulu?

About $88,339 a year ($7,362 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $123,900. Hawaii's top brackets above $125,000 follow Act 46 (2024).

Do education administrators, kindergarten through secondary earn more in Honolulu than elsewhere?

The average here is 7% more than the U.S. average for this job ($116,100).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 11-9032; area Urban Honolulu, HI (46520). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.0%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Hawaii's top brackets above $125,000 follow Act 46 (2024).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.46, this job is 1.5 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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