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Registered Nurses Salary in Hawaii

The median annual wage for registered nurses in Hawaii is $136,320 ($65.54 per hour) +39.7% vs. the national median of $97,550. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.

Median annual wage
$136,320
Mean annual wage
$124,340
Median hourly wage
$65.54
Employment in HI
12,940

12,940 employed · 20.6 per 1,000 jobs

Wage percentiles in Hawaii

Wage distribution for registered nurses in Hawaii (OEWS May 2025).
PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$82,500$39.66
25th percentile$101,200$48.65
Median (50th)$136,320$65.54
75th percentile$144,140$69.30
90th percentile$147,830$71.07

What this salary is worth in Hawaii

Cost-of-living adjusted salary
$123,983

Hawaii prices are 110.0 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)

Median rent burden
17.4%

Median gross rent in Hawaii: $1,971/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $3,408/mo

Est. affordable home price
$497,286

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.

Registered Nurses salary in other states

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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 13, 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.