Lawyers salary in Honolulu, HI

Median pay for lawyers in Honolulu, HI: $107,000/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $78,400 – $170,870 · about 1,970 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($119,840) by −$12,840 (-11%).

What it's really worth in Honolulu

With Honolulu's cost of living at 111 (US=100), that $107,000 has the buying power of about $96,030 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 131st of the 183 metros we hold lawyers wages for. Once Honolulu's cost of living is applied, it ranks 178th.

The headline number flatters Honolulu. Once housing and everyday costs are taken into account, lawyers here keep less of what they earn than the raw salary implies.

What that salary buys in Honolulu

A median home in Honolulu, HI costs $851,163 — about 8× 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 33% of gross pay — above the conventional 30% affordability ceiling, so renting would stretch this salary.

Where lawyers 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
San Jose, CA	$239,200	+124%	1.2×
San Francisco, CA	$217,340	+103%	1.1×
Los Angeles, CA	$194,020	+81%	1×
New York, NY	$185,790	+74%	1.2×

Who hires lawyers around Honolulu

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard · Government
• City and County of Honolulu · Government
• U.S. Military · Government

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