Human Resources Specialists Salary in Hawaii
The median annual wage for human resources specialists in Hawaii is $73,750 ($35.46 per hour) — -2.9% vs. the national median of $75,940. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.
- Median annual wage
- $73,750
- Mean annual wage
- $77,320
- Median hourly wage
- $35.46
- Employment in HI
- 2,570
2,570 employed · 4.1 per 1,000 jobs
Wage percentiles in Hawaii
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $49,110 | $23.61 |
| 25th percentile | $59,540 | $28.63 |
| Median (50th) | $73,750 | $35.46 |
| 75th percentile | $92,010 | $44.24 |
| 90th percentile | $113,320 | $54.48 |
What this salary is worth in Hawaii
- Cost-of-living adjusted salary
- $67,075
- Median rent burden
- 32.1%
- Est. affordable home price
- $269,035
Hawaii prices are 110.0 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)
Median gross rent in Hawaii: $1,971/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $1,844/mo
At 6.67% 30-yr rate (FRED, 2026-08), 20% down, 28% front-end DTI, 1.5%/yr taxes+insurance
For context, the median home value in Hawaii is $839,100 (ACS 2020-2024).
Estimates from documented formulas — see methodology. Not financial advice.
Human Resources Specialists salary in other states
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Other salaries in Hawaii
- Accountants and Auditors in Hawaii
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Hawaii
- Business Operations Specialists, All Other in Hawaii
- Cashiers in Hawaii
- Construction Laborers in Hawaii
- Cooks, Restaurant in Hawaii
- Customer Service Representatives in Hawaii
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Hawaii
- Fast Food and Counter Workers in Hawaii
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Hawaii
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in Hawaii
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in Hawaii
- General and Operations Managers in Hawaii
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Hawaii
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Hawaii
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Hawaii
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Hawaii
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in Hawaii
- Light Truck Drivers in Hawaii
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Hawaii
- Management Analysts in Hawaii
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists in Hawaii
- Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Hawaii
- Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Hawaii
- Nursing Assistants in Hawaii
- Office Clerks, General in Hawaii
- Project Management Specialists in Hawaii
- Receptionists and Information Clerks in Hawaii
- Registered Nurses in Hawaii
- Retail Salespersons in Hawaii
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel in Hawaii
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products in Hawaii
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Hawaii
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Hawaii
- Security Guards in Hawaii
- Software Developers in Hawaii
- Stockers and Order Fillers in Hawaii
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Hawaii
- Waiters and Waitresses in Hawaii
About this data
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Regional Price Parities — data period 2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates — data period 2020-2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Federal Reserve Economic Data — data period 2026-08, retrieved August 17, 2026.
Figures are shown exactly as published by the source or derived by the documented formulas on our methodology page. Where a source suppresses an estimate, we show “—” rather than a substitute value.