Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Hawaii

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Hawaii, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in Hawaii are those of family medicine physician, with an average annual salary of $239,160. The second highest-paying jobs are those of all other physicians, with an average salary of $235,410.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Hawaii has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in Hawaii in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Hawaii (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$239,160	$74,010	210
2	All Other Physicians	$235,410	$68,620	1,640
3	General Pediatricians	$221,960	$76,500	320
4	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$204,060	$201,470	120
5	Chief Executives	$184,890	$132,700	370
6	General Dentists	$166,800	$100,660	500
7	Nurse Midwives	$165,480	$124,990	50
8	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$142,010	$109,760	630
9	Air Traffic Controllers	$141,250	$87,880	190
10	Pharmacists	$139,470	$84,890	870
11	Elevator Installers and Repairers	$137,770	$84,010	260
12	Nurse Practitioners	$135,760	$91,520	530
13	Optometrists	$135,250	$106,100	290
14	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$134,800	$86,260	1,000
15	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$128,210	$79,980	970
16	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$127,110	$82,330	120
17	Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment	$126,880	$64,830	70
18	Industrial Production Managers	$123,600	$83,580	70
19	Physician Assistants	$121,740	$47,940	270
20	Other Psychologists	$120,600	$51,080	110
21	Registered Nurses	$120,100	$76,640	11,800
22	Engineers, All Other	$119,410	$78,480	750
23	Medical and Health Services Managers	$117,330	$61,930	1,880
24	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$117,180	$83,320	400
25	All Other Managers	$115,540	$75,830	1,100
26	Financial Managers	$114,980	$74,710	3,140
27	Crane and Tower Operators	$113,040	$85,110	240
28	Data Scientists	$112,330	$40,860	90
29	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$112,070	$79,020	400
30	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$111,980	$87,210	470
31	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$111,840	$91,920	40
32	Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$109,950	$75,600	60
33	Marketing Managers	$109,260	$73,440	330
34	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$108,630	$88,510	310
35	Construction Managers	$108,040	$72,420	2,560
36	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$107,740	$94,490	430
37	Database Architects	$107,700	$69,270	50
38	Human Resources Managers	$107,590	$74,090	720
39	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$107,190	$71,490	50
40	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$107,160	$41,020	760
41	Information Security Analysts	$107,060	$64,810	450
42	Training and Development Managers	$106,550	$68,390	190
43	Natural Sciences Managers	$106,490	$72,420	320
44	Aerospace Engineers	$106,110	$84,510	40
45	Public Relations Managers	$105,980	$72,110	300
46	Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers	$105,710	$27,680	100
47	Power Plant Operators	$104,740	$72,320	500
48	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$104,630	$85,920	120
49	Sales Managers	$104,400	$71,760	1,650
50	Administrative Services Managers	$103,420	$64,150	1,570
51	Veterinarians	$103,420	$81,270	300
52	Other Physical Scientists	$103,290	$65,450	130
53	Software Developers	$103,210	$56,160	2,380
54	Electrical Engineers	$102,390	$62,240	1,080
55	Speech-Language Pathologists	$102,180	$80,080	150
56	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$101,980	$70,680	390
57	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$101,980	$53,250	450
58	Ship Engineers	$101,660	$66,000	60
59	Physicists	$101,420	$56,700	50
60	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$101,390	$81,600	120
61	Physical Therapists	$101,390	$81,750	1,030
62	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$101,250	$52,160	730
63	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$101,110	$79,870	1,550
64	Computer Occupations, All Other	$101,030	$48,660	1,850
65	Social Scientists and Related Workers	$101,030	$37,560	350
66	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$100,970	$59,990	60
67	General and Operations Managers	$100,730	$49,650	12,440
68	Computer Network Architects	$100,560	$60,740	590
69	Industrial Engineers	$100,460	$79,080	30
70	Commercial Pilots	$100,370	$77,280	270
71	Database Administrators	$99,990	$52,960	130
72	Lawyers	$99,280	$67,300	2,140
73	Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$98,730	$58,490	330
74	Computer Programmers	$98,650	$58,650	130
75	Purchasing Managers	$98,370	$72,890	180
76	Electricians	$98,320	$56,680	3,480
77	Facilities Managers	$98,140	$62,070	690
78	Environmental Engineers	$97,970	$60,850	220
79	Hoist and Winch Operators	$97,860	$81,820	150
80	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$97,680	$59,400	110
81	Operations Research Analysts	$97,110	$67,260	360
82	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$96,990	$58,710	1,790
83	Other Postsecondary Teachers	$96,780	$47,700	2,620
84	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$96,600	$65,570	50
85	Tapers	$96,260	$60,250	210
86	Occupational Therapists	$95,890	$79,310	380
87	Lodging Managers	$95,530	$76,960	160
88	Geoscientists (Except Hydrologists and Geographers)	$95,040	$64,060	60
89	Cost Estimators	$94,550	$48,930	1,090
90	Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$94,370	$62,840	40
91	Credit Analysts	$94,200	$51,240	120
92	Radiologic Technologists	$93,800	$63,980	760
93	Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$93,730	$51,240	150
94	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$92,000	$59,200	210
95	Plasterers and Stucco Masons	$91,090	$40,640	80
96	Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$90,640	$49,940	680
97	Genetic Counselors	$90,230	$85,720	0
98	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$89,260	$60,090	3,130
99	Logisticians	$89,170	$58,590	420
100	Floor, Ceiling, and Wall Insulation Workers	$89,020	$72,990	0

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Hawaii – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Astronomers	$181,950
2	General Dentists	$166,800
3	Air Traffic Controllers	$137,260
4	Nurse Practitioners	$131,000
5	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$129,480
6	General Pediatricians	$129,410
7	Pharmacists	$128,690
8	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$128,420
9	Optometrists	$127,270
10	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$127,110

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Hawaii – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$197,180
2	General Dentists	$174,320
3	General Pediatricians	$172,000
4	Astronomers	$157,060
5	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$146,750
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$139,360
7	Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	$133,060
8	Pharmacists	$132,170
9	Air Traffic Controllers	$131,650
10	Optometrists	$127,850

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Hawaii – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$193,160
2	Chief Executives	$184,890
3	General Pediatricians	$157,610
4	General Dentists	$152,540
5	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$147,930
6	Astronomers	$133,560
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$133,320
8	Pharmacists	$130,780
9	Nurse Practitioners	$129,850
10	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$121,900

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