Salaries in Honolulu.

3,445 roles. One city.

Cost-of-living index: 1.30x national average. Last updated August 2026.

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Highest Paying

$438,000

SVP of Product

Median of All Roles

$180,000

Insurance DevOps Engineer

Entry Level

$46,000

Data Entry Specialist

The salary figures on this page are computed estimates, not observed wages. Each one is a national role baseline scaled by a Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity cost-of-living multiplier (2025 index) and rounded to the nearest $1,000. No published wage percentile is consulted and no wage survey response enters the calculation, so an Orbyt estimate must not be cited as a Bureau of Labor Statistics figure or as measured pay. The published wage data Orbyt holds is Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and Department of Labor H-1B Labor Condition Application filings, which record a filed minimum visa base wage rather than market pay. Where BLS publishes a wage for the occupation a role maps to, it is shown on that role's page as a separate benchmark, labelled with its occupation code, metro area and the number of employed workers it covers. Last updated August 2026.

Honolulu, HI has a cost-of-living index of 1.30x the national average. The highest-paying role is SVP of Product at $438,000, while the median across all 3,445 roles is $180,000. Honolulu's economy is driven by military spending, tourism, and healthcare.

About the Honolulu market

Honolulu's economy is driven by military spending, tourism, and healthcare. The extremely high cost of living means employers must pay significant premiums. Federal and defense contractor roles offer the highest salaries, while the growing renewable energy sector is creating new technology positions.

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Top 50 salaries in Honolulu

#	Role	Median	Range
1	SVP of Product	$438,000	$372,000 – $569,000
2	SVP of Finance	$434,000	$369,000 – $564,000
3	SVP of AI Innovation	$425,000	$361,000 – $553,000
4	SVP of Engineering	$425,000	$361,000 – $553,000
5	SVP of Technology	$425,000	$361,000 – $553,000
6	Senior VP of Security	$424,000	$361,000 – $552,000
7	Senior VP of Product	$416,000	$324,000 – $540,000
8	Chief Security Officer	$416,000	$324,000 – $541,000
9	SVP of Data	$413,000	$350,000 – $536,000
10	VP of AI Product	$410,000	$349,000 – $533,000
11	VP of Data Engineering	$410,000	$349,000 – $533,000
12	VP of Partner Engineering	$410,000	$349,000 – $533,000
13	VP of Reliability Engineering	$410,000	$349,000 – $533,000
14	VP of Data Science	$406,000	$345,000 – $528,000
15	VP of IT	$406,000	$345,000 – $528,000
16	VP of Infrastructure	$406,000	$345,000 – $528,000
17	VP of Mobile	$406,000	$345,000 – $528,000
18	VP of Risk	$406,000	$345,000 – $527,000
19	VP of Data	$406,000	$345,000 – $528,000
20	VP of Quality	$406,000	$345,000 – $528,000
21	VP of AI Research	$402,000	$342,000 – $522,000
22	VP of Application Engineering	$402,000	$342,000 – $522,000
23	CTO	$398,000	$310,000 – $517,000
24	VP of Privacy	$398,000	$339,000 – $517,000
25	VP of Security	$398,000	$339,000 – $517,000
26	Chief AI Officer	$395,000	$293,000 – $510,000
27	VP of Platform Engineering	$394,000	$335,000 – $512,000
28	VP of Analytics	$394,000	$335,000 – $512,000
29	VP of Developer Experience	$394,000	$335,000 – $512,000
30	VP of Support Engineering	$394,000	$335,000 – $512,000
31	VP of Network Engineering	$394,000	$335,000 – $512,000
32	VP of Database Engineering	$394,000	$335,000 – $512,000
33	Senior VP of Design	$391,000	$306,000 – $508,000
34	Chief Science Officer	$391,000	$305,000 – $508,000
35	VP of Cloud	$390,000	$332,000 – $507,000
36	VP of Solutions Engineering	$390,000	$332,000 – $507,000
37	VP of Field Engineering	$390,000	$332,000 – $507,000
38	VP of Technical Support	$390,000	$332,000 – $507,000
39	VP of Site Reliability Engineering	$390,000	$332,000 – $507,000
40	Chief Data & AI Officer	$387,000	$289,000 – $506,000
41	Chief Strategy Officer	$387,000	$302,000 – $503,000
42	VP of Machine Learning	$386,000	$329,000 – $502,000
43	VP of Information Security	$386,000	$329,000 – $502,000
44	Chief Growth Officer	$385,000	$300,000 – $500,000
45	Senior Head of Security	$383,000	$326,000 – $498,000
46	VP of Engineering	$382,000	$325,000 – $497,000
47	VP of AI Engineering	$382,000	$325,000 – $497,000
48	VP of AI	$382,000	$325,000 – $497,000
49	VP of Finance	$382,000	$325,000 – $497,000
50	Chief Legal Officer	$382,000	$298,000 – $497,000

Tax considerations

Hawaii has the highest top state income tax rate in the nation at 11%. Honolulu has no city income tax, but the state burden combined with high living costs requires careful salary planning.

Negotiating in Honolulu

Negotiate housing allowances alongside salary. Honolulu employers, especially federal contractors, often provide COLA adjustments and housing stipends that significantly increase total compensation.

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