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5 highest-paying healthcare jobs in Hawaii
Hawaii's nurse-practitioner median looks like the registered-nurse median and is barely above the country.
The two nurse medians were briefed as one Hawaii premium.
Registered nurses earn $136,320 against $97,550 nationally, 1.40 times the country.
Nurse practitioners earn $135,570 against $132,300, 1.02 times the country, and their upper quarter jumps to $165,810.
The medians rhyme.
The comparison with the country does not, and the NP upper quarter is a different offer from the NP median.
Physician assistants lead the dollars at $164,050 against $135,880, 1.21 times the country.
Pharmacists are at $163,220 against $140,910.
Occupational therapists, fifth, are at $102,870 against $100,330, 1.03 times the country.
Highest on the page is not furthest from the country.
Each occupation
1Physician Assistants
- State median
- $164,050
- 75th percentile
- $170,060
- U.S. median
- $135,880
- State vs U.S.
- 1.21
2Pharmacists
- State median
- $163,220
- 75th percentile
- $171,510
- U.S. median
- $140,910
- State vs U.S.
- 1.16
3Registered Nurses
- State median
- $136,320
- 75th percentile
- $144,140
- U.S. median
- $97,550
- State vs U.S.
- 1.40
4Nurse Practitioners
- State median
- $135,570
- 75th percentile
- $165,810
- U.S. median
- $132,300
- State vs U.S.
- 1.02
5Occupational Therapists
- State median
- $102,870
- 75th percentile
- $112,310
- U.S. median
- $100,330
- State vs U.S.
- 1.03
Ranked table
Swipe the table sideways. The same figures are in the blocks above.
| Rank | Occupation | State median | 75th percentile | U.S. median | State vs U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Physician Assistants | $164,050 | $170,060 | $135,880 | 1.21 |
| 2 | Pharmacists | $163,220 | $171,510 | $140,910 | 1.16 |
| 3 | Registered Nurses | $136,320 | $144,140 | $97,550 | 1.40 |
| 4 | Nurse Practitioners | $135,570 | $165,810 | $132,300 | 1.02 |
| 5 | Occupational Therapists | $102,870 | $112,310 | $100,330 | 1.03 |
Takeaways
- The physician-assistant upper quarter is $170,060. The pharmacist upper quarter is $171,510. The registered-nurse upper quarter is $144,140, close to the RN median.
- Hawaii is 6 of 51 on the leading median. That rank follows physician assistants.
- An occupational-therapist offer copied from the nurse median will overshoot a wage that barely clears the country.
- Use 1.02 when the req is nurse practitioners. Use 1.40 when it is registered nurses.
For recruiters
- Split the nurse briefing before the draft goes out.
- Localize registered nurses for the gap, and nurse practitioners for the upper quarter, not for the median.
FAQ
- Are these posted wages or open jobs?
- No. The table is a government survey or a designation file.
- What should a recruiter do first?
- Follow the recruiter note on this page.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
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Methodology
Rows are the 5 occupations on the 25-occupation hiring list with the highest Hawaii OEWS median, limited to occupations that also publish a 75th percentile. OEWS May 2025. A comparison of 1.00 matches the U.S. median. Sorted by the leading median, Hawaii is 6 of 51. A row links to the Hawaii metro page with the highest public market difficulty score for that occupation when one is published, and otherwise to the occupation page on the hiring grid. An unpublished percentile or employment count is shown as unpublished rather than replaced with a zero. The wages are annual OEWS figures. They are not job listings and they are not an employer's current offer. Read the comparison beside the dollar figures: a high state wage can still sit under the national median for that occupation, and a lower state wage can still sit above it. Rounded figures in the prose: $164,050 is stated as about $164.1K. a comparison of 1.21 is stated as 21 percent. $135,880 is stated as about $135.9K. $170,060 is stated as about $170.1K. $102,870 is stated as about $102.9K. a comparison of 1.03 is stated as 3 percent. Rounded figures in the prose: $163,220 is stated as about $163.2K. a comparison of 1.40 is stated as 40 percent. $135,570 is stated as about $135.6K. $144,140 is stated as about $144.1K. $112,310 is stated as about $112.3K.
Sources
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