Dentists salary in Honolulu, HI
Median pay for dentists in Honolulu, HI: $122,020/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $53,510 – $239,200 · about 550 employed locally
Below the typical metro median ($165,500) by −$43,480 (-26%).
What it's really worth in Honolulu
With Honolulu's cost of living at 111 (US=100), that $122,020 has the buying power of about $109,510 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $99,816 · median home $851,163 · median rent $2,980/mo.
How Honolulu ranks for this job
On raw pay, Honolulu, HI is 164th of the 171 metros we hold dentists wages for. Once Honolulu's cost of living is applied, it ranks 168th.
Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Honolulu sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.
What that salary buys in Honolulu
A median home in Honolulu, HI costs $851,163 — about 7× 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 29% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.
Where dentists 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte, NC | $239,200 | +96% | 0.6× |
| Salem, OR | $226,010 | +85% | 0.5× |
| Anchorage, AK | $225,170 | +85% | 0.6× |
| Phoenix, AZ | $219,600 | +80% | 0.6× |
Who hires dentists around Honolulu
Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.
- Kapiolani Medical Center · Healthcare
- Queen's Health Systems · Healthcare
Other jobs in Honolulu
Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 171 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.