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Jobs in Urban Honolulu, HI

Pay, demand and occupations in this metropolitan area.

In short: Urban Honolulu, HI: 446,380 jobs, median pay $57,220 a year.

By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 09/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.

$57,220median pay
446,380jobs
27cities listed
$127,500top (90th pct.)
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Overview

METRO Official statistic Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 · Data: May 2025

Urban Honolulu, HI is a metropolitan area in Hawaii. BLS counts 446,380 wage-and-salary jobs here, with a median pay of $57,220 a year (the lowest-paid tenth earn under $33,330 and the highest-paid tenth more than $127,500).

Cities in our guides that belong to this area: Urban Honolulu, East Honolulu, Pearl City, Waipahu, Kailua, Kaneohe, Mililani Town, Ewa Gentry, Kapolei, Mililani Mauka, Makakilo, Wahiawa.

Private-sector jobs →Federal jobs →All metro areas

Largest occupations

METRO Official statistic Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 · Data: May 2025

The 40 largest occupations here (at least 100 jobs).

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Occupation ⇅Jobs ⇅Median pay ⇅Entry (10th pct.) ⇅Top (90th pct.) ⇅Location quotient ⇅
Fast Food and Counter Workers17,240$35,080$29,120$44,1001.56
Retail Salespersons12,810$37,400$30,570$48,3001.14
Registered Nurses9,680$139,260$82,390$151,3201.00
General and Operations Managers9,430$113,940$52,000$219,8600.94
Office Clerks, General8,820$41,600$30,990$61,5601.25
Waiters and Waitresses8,550$60,250$29,120$101,6901.31
Security Guards8,440$42,580$35,140$56,3302.29
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners8,090$36,760$29,120$51,0201.28
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers7,220$62,980$42,980$98,6601.75
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand7,020$44,120$32,760$61,1000.83
Cooks, Restaurant6,960$42,450$30,270$62,5501.72
Cashiers6,830$35,930$29,860$44,0700.77
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners6,540$53,850$37,480$61,9702.65
Customer Service Representatives6,260$44,630$31,750$62,8600.84
Stockers and Order Fillers5,680$38,440$35,320$51,9900.70
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive5,130$50,020$38,290$66,8701.05
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General5,120$55,280$37,590$80,1401.17
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers5,060$48,310$37,530$78,3001.44
Home Health and Personal Care Aides4,400$37,770$31,070$45,6300.36
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education4,220$73,080$57,400$95,0601.06
Food Preparation Workers4,210$37,300$29,950$50,6301.64
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers4,150$55,410$38,290$77,3001.29
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education3,940$74,310$57,420$95,6101.29
Nursing Assistants3,770$45,260$35,990$52,6600.91
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary3,750$36,100$29,990$46,1500.92
Business Operations Specialists, All Other3,620$94,330$54,640$133,8901.16
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks3,590$48,030$35,090$64,3900.91
Accountants and Auditors3,590$74,990$49,770$116,8500.86
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers3,330$44,540$32,230$54,8001.22
Carpenters3,120$94,310$53,860$115,4701.62
Construction Laborers3,040$77,960$40,100$93,5600.97
Financial Managers3,000$134,330$80,410$221,3301.24
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term2,900$58,520$45,540$58,7601.92
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers2,890$59,330$47,250$73,8400.49
Dishwashers2,810$36,400$29,120$61,1602.05
Medical Assistants2,700$47,720$38,400$59,9701.15
Management Analysts2,540$101,750$66,420$155,3800.99
Light Truck Drivers2,510$45,860$34,730$93,6200.89
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers2,500$50,200$29,320$65,4201.61
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products2,480$59,190$37,590$128,5700.70

Top pay

METRO Official statistic Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 · Data: May 2025

The 40 highest-paying occupations among those with at least 300 jobs.

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Occupation ⇅Jobs ⇅Median pay ⇅Entry (10th pct.) ⇅Top (90th pct.) ⇅Location quotient ⇅
Physicians, All Other1,480$339,290$124,470$469,3001.50
Chief Executives340$315,920$132,650$520,9000.58
Pediatricians, General380$217,280$103,390$319,5103.34
Physician Assistants390$170,060$85,860$178,1100.83
Dentists, General650$168,090$71,770$416,0001.81
Pharmacists890$165,090$127,700$177,2900.96
Medical and Health Services Managers2,140$151,180$85,760$220,0101.25
Architectural and Engineering Managers1,040$150,220$99,860$216,6501.64
Computer and Information Systems Managers1,050$141,510$103,200$229,8800.55
Registered Nurses9,680$139,260$82,390$151,3201.00
Nurse Practitioners400$135,570$106,450$173,6400.43
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers450$135,080$74,720$144,1701.21
Financial Managers3,000$134,330$80,410$221,3301.24
Human Resources Managers550$129,240$84,030$200,0100.87
Construction Managers2,190$128,730$67,170$183,4702.00
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary1,380$126,670$85,690$168,6301.46
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products510$126,110$65,470$208,7200.63
Engineers, All Other960$121,010$81,580$169,0002.17
Lawyers1,960$120,870$72,820$179,0100.90
Software Developers1,290$120,230$63,200$219,0500.27
Computer Occupations, All Other1,880$120,100$65,950$161,7001.50
Administrative Services Managers1,190$119,530$79,520$176,8201.58
Marketing Managers450$118,180$68,700$217,6200.40
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators1,430$117,630$60,990$129,1701.04
Sales Managers1,240$117,120$71,470$218,8700.68
General and Operations Managers9,430$113,940$52,000$219,8600.94
Information Security Analysts510$113,080$76,390$166,7100.92
Natural Sciences Managers340$111,940$64,410$169,6801.09
Electrical Engineers930$105,460$73,890$146,8501.63
Public Relations Managers310$105,210$71,840$174,6301.45
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers2,040$103,020$63,430$130,0500.87
Occupational Therapists320$102,870$77,960$118,2400.70
Management Analysts2,540$101,750$66,420$155,3800.99
Logisticians540$101,750$64,750$143,0200.74
Physical Therapists680$101,700$78,630$123,2800.88
Electricians2,290$100,270$45,730$124,0401.05
Mechanical Engineers490$98,740$70,180$141,4700.57
Instructional Coordinators800$95,920$59,120$122,5601.22
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists560$95,600$63,080$123,4601.38
Civil Engineers2,300$94,600$62,870$132,0202.18

Fields

METRO Official statistic Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 · Data: May 2025

Sort:
Field ⇅Jobs ⇅Median pay ⇅Location quotient ⇅
Food Preparation and Serving Related54,350$37,5101.38
Office and Administrative Support52,900$48,3101.04
Transportation and Material Moving36,130$48,9000.92
Sales and Related34,150$41,0600.89
Management31,760$121,1400.99
Educational Instruction and Library30,110$59,3601.15
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical27,450$106,4800.97
Business and Financial Operations24,750$79,7500.82
Construction and Extraction20,950$84,9401.14
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance19,960$46,2601.53
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair18,500$66,7801.06
Protective Service15,420$46,6101.42
Healthcare Support15,180$44,2000.67
Personal Care and Service11,840$40,3201.27
Computer and Mathematical10,250$99,6900.68
Production9,520$49,0200.39
Community and Social Service8,110$58,4701.06
Architecture and Engineering8,100$98,4701.08
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media7,290$58,2901.24
Life, Physical, and Social Science5,630$78,9401.33
Legal3,450$94,4200.92
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry590$42,9600.48

Cities

CITY Official statistic Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year (via Census Reporter) · Data: ACS 2020–2024

Sort:
City ⇅State ⇅Population ⇅Median rent ⇅
Urban HonoluluHawaii345,482$1,823
East HonoluluHawaii51,360$3,313
Pearl CityHawaii44,547$2,316
WaipahuHawaii40,482$1,658
KailuaHawaii39,640$3,093
KaneoheHawaii37,355$2,269
Mililani TownHawaii27,668$2,384
Ewa GentryHawaii26,563$2,580
KapoleiHawaii22,232$2,311
Mililani MaukaHawaii21,278$2,350
MakakiloHawaii20,735$2,276
WahiawaHawaii17,996$1,546
Ocean PointeHawaii17,085$3,424
Schofield BarracksHawaii16,270$3,230
HalawaHawaii14,385$1,739
Ewa BeachHawaii14,376$2,522
Royal KuniaHawaii13,555$2,921
WaimaluHawaii13,061$1,931
WaianaeHawaii12,918$1,277
NanakuliHawaii12,383$1,690
MailiHawaii11,570$2,420
Kaneohe BaseHawaii10,919$3,410
WaipioHawaii10,870$2,219
MakahaHawaii10,066$1,868
Hickam HousingHawaii9,425$3,501
AieaHawaii9,087$2,844
AhuimanuHawaii8,452$2,635

Open jobs

Open private-sector jobs by city of this area:

Urban Honolulu · East Honolulu · Pearl City · Waipahu · Kailua · Kaneohe · Mililani Town · Ewa Gentry · Kapolei · Mililani Mauka

FAQ

How many jobs are there in Urban Honolulu, HI?

BLS counts 446,380 wage-and-salary jobs (OEWS, May 2025).

What is the median pay in Urban Honolulu, HI?

$57,220 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Which occupation pays most in Urban Honolulu, HI?

Physicians, All Other, with a median of $339,290 among occupations with at least 300 jobs.

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