Civil Engineers salary in Honolulu, HI

Median pay for civil engineers in Honolulu, HI: $84,500/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $63,020 – $123,140 · about 2,070 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($88,630) by −$4,130 (-5%).

What it's really worth in Honolulu

With Honolulu's cost of living at 111 (US=100), that $84,500 has the buying power of about $75,836 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $99,816 · median home $851,163 · median rent $2,980/mo.

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How Honolulu ranks for this job

On raw pay, Honolulu, HI is 116th of the 187 metros we hold civil engineers wages for. Once Honolulu's cost of living is applied, it ranks 182nd.

The headline number flatters Honolulu. Once housing and everyday costs are taken into account, civil engineers here keep less of what they earn than the raw salary implies.

What that salary buys in Honolulu

A median home in Honolulu, HI costs $851,163 — about 10.1× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $2,980/mo works out at 42% of gross pay — above the conventional 30% affordability ceiling, so renting would stretch this salary.

Where civil engineers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Honolulu.

Metro	Median pay	vs Honolulu	Rent vs Honolulu
Sacramento, CA	$125,760	+49%	0.8×
San Francisco, CA	$122,670	+45%	1.1×
San Jose, CA	$119,430	+41%	1.2×
Baton Rouge, LA	$110,110	+30%	0.5×

Who hires civil engineers around Honolulu

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Altres Industrial · Manufacturing
• Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard · Government
• City and County of Honolulu · Government
• U.S. Military · Government

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