Financial Managers salary in Honolulu, HI
Median pay for financial managers in Honolulu, HI: $124,780/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $78,000 – $203,260 · about 2,550 employed locally
Below the typical metro median ($131,810) by −$7,030 (-5%).
What it's really worth in Honolulu
With Honolulu's cost of living at 111 (US=100), that $124,780 has the buying power of about $111,987 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 142nd of the 187 metros we hold financial managers wages for. Once Honolulu's cost of living is applied, it ranks 180th.
The headline number flatters Honolulu. Once housing and everyday costs are taken into account, financial managers 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 6.8× 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 financial managers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $215,630 | +73% | 1.2× |
| San Jose, CA | $211,850 | +70% | 1.2× |
| San Francisco, CA | $203,620 | +63% | 1.1× |
| Boulder, CO | $176,880 | +42% | 0.8× |
Who hires financial managers around Honolulu
Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.
- Altres Industrial · Manufacturing
- 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 187 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.