Insights / Nursing pay versus the U.S. median / Hawaii
Nursing pay in Hawaii
Hawaii registered nurses and nurse practitioners post nearly the same median, and they are not the same distance from the country.
Someone folded nurse practitioners into the registered-nurse premium because the two medians looked like one number.
Registered nurses in Hawaii have a median of $136,320, against $97,550 nationally, 1.40 times the country, with 12,940 employed. Their 75th percentile is $144,140, not a long climb above the median.
Nurse practitioners sit at $135,570, a hair under that nurse median, against $132,300 nationally. That is 1.02 times the country, and the state employs 550 of them. The dollars rhyme. The gap versus the country does not. An NP offer copied from the RN story overstates Hawaii's step up from the national NP wage.
Ranked table
| Rank | Occupation | State median | 75th percentile | U.S. median | State vs U.S. | State employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Registered Nurses | $136,320 | $144,140 | $97,550 | 1.40 | 12,940 |
| 2 | Nurse Practitioners | $135,570 | $165,810 | $132,300 | 1.02 | 550 |
| 3 | Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | $71,140 | $75,250 | $64,400 | 1.10 | 840 |
| 4 | Nursing Assistants | $45,350 | $50,440 | $42,260 | 1.07 | 5,050 |
| 5 | Home Health and Personal Care Aides | $38,110 | $43,580 | $35,800 | 1.06 | 6,150 |
Takeaways
- The nurse-practitioner 75th percentile is $165,810, which is where an experienced NP conversation actually starts.
- Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses are at $71,140 against $64,400 nationally, with only 840 employed.
- Assistants hold 5,050 jobs at $45,350. Home health and personal care aides number 6,150 at $38,110, against $35,800 nationally.
- Hawaii is 2 of 51 when the page is sorted on registered nurses. That rank describes the RN row.
For recruiters
- Put the national comparison on the NP req separately from the RN req.
- Do not brief one Hawaii nursing wage. The medians collided. The markets did not.
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
Occupations are the fixed set named in the series, kept only when both the Hawaii median and the U.S. median are published. A 75th percentile or an employment count that is unpublished stays blank in the table. The article is omitted when fewer than 4 occupations qualify. OEWS May 2025. A comparison of 1.00 matches the U.S. median. Sorted by the Registered Nurses state median when that occupation qualifies, otherwise by the highest median in the table. Hawaii is 2 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: $136,320 is stated as about $136.3K. $97,550 is stated as about $97.6K. a comparison of 1.40 is stated as 40 percent. $144,140 is stated as about $144.1K. $38,110 is stated as about $38.1K. a comparison of 1.06 is stated as 6 percent. $35,800 is stated as about $35.8K. Rounded figures in the prose: $135,570 is stated as about $135.6K. $71,140 is stated as about $71.1K. a comparison of 1.10 is stated as 10 percent.
Sources
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