Top 200 Highest Paying Jobs in Hawaii

The top 200 highest paying jobs in Hawaii (ranked by annual average salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid workers) and the number of employment of each job in Hawaii are also shown. We note from the table that the highest paying profession in Hawaii is nurse anesthetists with an average annual salary of $191,330. The second highest paying job is judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates (average salary $190,110). The salary and the employment information in Hawaii is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2018 [1].

Table 1. 200 Highest Paying Jobs in Hawaii

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$191,330	$143,540	90
2	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$190,110	$171,230	120
3	General Internists	$181,660	$114,830	220
4	General Pediatricians	$177,900	$132,620	140
5	Family and General Practitioners	$176,930	$64,140	480
6	Chief Executives	$171,050	$78,990	1,520
7	Veterinarians	$164,600	$76,440	280
8	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$145,640	$112,160	130
9	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$139,970	$67,490	490
10	General Dentists	$130,080	$81,430	700
11	Nurse Practitioners	$123,430	$90,680	410
12	Pharmacists	$121,470	$96,160	1,700
13	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$120,670	$74,680	640
14	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$118,070	$30,380	1,010
15	Optometrists	$114,610	$82,230	170
16	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$113,640	$81,830	760
17	Aerospace Engineers	$113,410	$67,780	40
18	Physician Assistants	$111,090	$64,290	330
19	Industrial Engineers	$110,690	$54,970	80
20	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$110,180	$54,000	450
21	Training and Development Managers	$109,490	$54,360	250
22	Natural Sciences Managers	$108,460	$84,450	250
23	Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$108,450	$67,880	60
24	Geoscientists (Except Hydrologists and Geographers)	$108,450	$57,110	110
25	Medical and Health Services Managers	$108,180	$62,780	1,500
26	Astronomers	$106,100	$50,510	80
27	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$105,100	$70,610	130
28	Air Traffic Controllers	$104,060	$60,520	250
29	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$103,150	$82,090	620
30	Financial Managers	$102,860	$59,050	2,420
31	Other Psychologists	$102,610	$26,210	110
32	Registered Nurses	$102,450	$63,360	10,800
33	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$100,930	$65,670	520
34	Nurse Midwives	$100,600	$80,950	40
35	Postsecondary Law Teachers	$100,490	$32,750	70
36	Purchasing Managers	$99,970	$56,750	300
37	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$99,700	$72,870	120
38	Chemical Engineers	$99,530	$65,670	0
39	General and Operations Managers	$99,110	$49,430	10,060
40	Marketing Managers	$98,660	$55,170	580
41	Engineers, All Other	$98,250	$59,520	670
42	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$98,180	$77,810	460
43	Lawyers	$97,630	$67,150	2,110
44	Construction Managers	$96,370	$60,730	1,800
45	Physicists	$96,160	$78,890	50
46	Computer Network Architects	$95,260	$56,060	340
47	Information Security Analysts	$94,090	$54,030	180
48	Social Scientists and Related Workers	$93,700	$59,490	330
49	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$93,320	$48,820	30
50	Human Resources Managers	$93,120	$57,900	590
51	Systems Software Developers	$92,750	$66,840	1,000
52	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$92,100	$65,970	1,010
53	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$91,790	$71,690	150
54	Commercial Pilots	$91,730	$44,750	260
55	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$91,550	$70,820	60
56	All Other Managers	$91,400	$39,270	2,090
57	Other Computer Occupations	$91,170	$61,410	1,640
58	Historians	$90,860	$47,100	40
59	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$90,740	$52,280	110
60	Elevator Installers and Repairers	$90,610	$35,250	120
61	Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$90,570	$79,980	40
62	Database Administrators	$90,130	$56,820	320
63	Electrical Engineers	$90,090	$55,880	770
64	Actuaries	$89,810	$46,210	70
65	Postsecondary Sociology Teachers	$89,430	$33,140	100
66	Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$89,430	$43,520	800
67	Nuclear Engineers	$89,070	$66,960	0
68	Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators	$89,070	$36,570	40
69	Environmental Engineers	$88,390	$50,760	210
70	Administrative Services Managers	$88,300	$51,490	1,330
71	Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	$88,200	$56,260	390
72	Physical Therapists	$88,070	$67,000	950
73	Economists	$87,970	$53,000	150
74	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$87,510	$59,170	50
75	Anthropology and Archeology Teachers	$87,090	$31,050	40
76	Tapers	$87,060	$37,860	410
77	Industrial Production Managers	$87,030	$43,070	200
78	Other Physical Scientists	$86,290	$44,800	100
79	Power Plant Operators	$86,160	$61,080	240
80	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$86,120	$53,990	360
81	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$85,710	$35,160	60
82	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$85,450	$51,230	600
83	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$85,110	$66,110	440
84	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$84,950	$41,920	690
85	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$84,530	$49,860	80
86	Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	$84,210	$39,380	350
87	Postsecondary Political Science Teachers	$83,830	$33,480	50
88	Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers	$83,360	$37,040	110
89	Labor Relations Specialists	$83,160	$39,200	530
90	Hearing Aid Specialists	$83,140	$42,220	140
91	Civil Engineers	$82,780	$55,290	2,120
92	Occupational Therapists	$82,660	$59,070	290
93	Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	$82,640	$34,050	250
94	Postsecondary Nursing Instructors and Teachers	$81,920	$50,710	300
95	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$81,710	$54,700	1,190
96	Postsecondary Physics Teachers	$81,480	$42,610	50
97	Logisticians	$81,360	$51,020	480
98	Sales Managers	$80,950	$45,060	2,020
99	Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$80,420	$47,550	60
100	Other Media and Communication Equipment Workers	$80,220	$19,780	200
101	Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	$80,060	$50,650	470
102	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$79,790	$32,370	300
103	Other Engineering Technicians	$79,750	$42,620	540
104	Sheet Metal Workers	$79,190	$44,620	750
105	Other Social Workers	$78,890	$46,280	270
106	Sales Engineers	$78,890	$44,090	120
107	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$78,260	$44,910	2,740
108	Budget Analysts	$78,150	$54,400	320
109	Other Biological Scientists	$78,150	$51,020	290
110	Electricians	$77,960	$47,380	3,470
111	Mechanical Engineers	$77,690	$50,710	680
112	Applications Software Developers	$77,660	$53,780	760
113	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$76,950	$46,090	240
114	Postsecondary Geography Teachers	$76,680	$31,490	40
115	Crane and Tower Operators	$76,560	$50,970	150
116	Other Education Administrators	$76,540	$34,380	180
117	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$76,080	$63,880	60
118	Management Analysts	$75,890	$48,990	2,140
119	Anthropologists and Archeologists	$75,850	$44,570	160
120	Postsecondary Library Science Teachers	$75,770	$55,870	60
121	Dental Hygienists	$75,770	$65,060	870
122	Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$75,540	$57,780	190
123	Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	$74,840	$57,880	100
124	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$74,630	$56,150	290
125	Other Financial Specialists	$74,490	$41,980	610
126	Financial Analysts	$74,340	$47,570	480
127	Computer Systems Analysts	$74,110	$50,700	1,500
128	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$74,030	$61,690	50
129	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$73,950	$48,560	530
130	Postsecondary Education Teachers	$73,810	$38,340	590
131	Transportation Inspectors	$73,690	$39,040	160
132	Radiologic Technologists	$73,350	$51,800	600
133	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$73,230	$48,410	1,990
134	Auto Damage Insurance Appraisers	$73,220	$55,090	50
135	Cost Estimators	$73,130	$40,990	1,150
136	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$72,930	$41,980	2,670
137	Glaziers	$72,320	$39,660	380
138	Landscape Architects	$72,030	$42,970	110
139	Speech-Language Pathologists	$72,010	$54,620	550
140	Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other	$72,000	$51,830	190
141	Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians	$71,940	$46,230	40
142	Operations Research Analysts	$71,870	$33,810	230
143	Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$71,830	$40,260	350
144	Carpenters	$71,750	$39,350	5,340
145	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$71,120	$44,720	370
146	Postsecondary Philosophy and Religion Teachers	$70,830	$37,070	140
147	Riggers	$70,700	$47,430	250
148	Respiratory Therapists	$70,640	$50,690	380
149	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$70,460	$52,120	2,700
150	Mechanical Engineering Technicians	$70,440	$38,380	50
151	Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	$70,430	$52,090	650
152	Avionics Technicians	$70,390	$33,900	110
153	Other Business Operations Specialists	$70,350	$41,800	4,610
154	Urban and Regional Planners	$70,350	$46,100	430
155	Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic	$70,330	$40,820	100
156	Financial Examiners	$70,280	$51,180	80
157	Real Estate Brokers	$70,160	$19,550	270
158	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$69,990	$44,660	690
159	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$69,930	$40,300	90
160	Fish and Game Wardens	$69,620	$54,450	90
161	Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$69,430	$36,610	230
162	Industrial Engineering Technicians	$69,390	$46,890	50
163	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$69,340	$40,130	960
164	Postsecondary History Teachers	$69,280	$32,970	120
165	Microbiologists	$69,090	$47,060	110
166	Chiropractors	$69,010	$22,840	90
167	Audiologists	$68,900	$54,400	30
168	Computer Programmers	$68,860	$52,200	470
169	Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$68,720	$41,300	830
170	Health Educators	$68,420	$39,360	290
171	Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists	$68,410	$50,490	640
172	Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$68,290	$45,280	160
173	Marriage and Family Therapists	$68,140	$42,950	160
174	Librarians	$68,030	$41,310	500
175	Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$67,950	$39,870	400
176	Postsecondary Chemistry Teachers	$67,810	$31,590	70
177	Chemists	$67,800	$46,370	120
178	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$67,600	$38,560	2,050
179	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$67,580	$44,650	480
180	Dietitians and Nutritionists	$67,570	$52,230	340
181	Farm and Home Management Advisors	$67,280	$49,090	50
182	Personal Financial Advisors	$67,170	$29,430	570
183	Postsecondary Mathematical Science Teachers	$66,970	$34,040	190
184	Training and Development Specialists	$66,920	$39,640	1,050
185	Environmental Scientists and Health Specialists	$66,620	$40,840	680
186	Lodging Managers	$66,030	$43,620	490
187	Computer Hardware Engineers	$65,830	$53,570	140
188	Compliance Officers	$65,750	$42,080	1,370
189	Other Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners	$65,430	$19,610	230
190	Postsecondary Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers	$65,390	$29,600	150
191	Psychiatrists	$65,360	$54,490	150
192	Emergency Management Directors	$65,140	$45,330	70
193	Conservation Scientists	$64,990	$29,180	140
194	Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$64,500	$24,490	40
195	Other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers	$64,300	$32,400	100
196	Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$64,300	$40,790	1,290
197	Machinists	$64,300	$43,630	240
198	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$64,300	$37,520	100
199	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$64,230	$39,100	1,300
200	Soil and Plant Scientists	$64,200	$51,590	90

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