Registered Nurses salary in Honolulu, HI

Median pay for registered nurses in Honolulu, HI: $133,820/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $80,780 – $145,940 · about 9,070 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($80,810) by +$53,010 (+66%).

What it's really worth in Honolulu

With Honolulu's cost of living at 111 (US=100), that $133,820 has the buying power of about $120,100 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 8th of the 187 metros we hold registered nurses wages for. Once Honolulu's cost of living is applied, it ranks 13th.

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 6.4× 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 27% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where registered nurses 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
Vallejo, CA	$187,080	+40%	0.8×
San Francisco, CA	$181,240	+35%	1.1×
San Jose, CA	$179,210	+34%	1.2×
Sacramento, CA	$157,810	+18%	0.8×

Who hires registered nurses around Honolulu

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Kapiolani Medical Center · Healthcare
• Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard · Government
• Queen's Health Systems · Healthcare
• City and County of Honolulu · Government
• U.S. Military · Government

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