Urban Honolulu, HI metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Urban Honolulu Metro

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Urban Honolulu, HI metro area

Figures describe the Urban Honolulu, HI metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Urban Honolulu city limits. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (12 such occupations here).

Top 25 of 481 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area, May 2025
#OccupationMedian annualMedian hourlyEmployment
1Physicians, All Other$339,290$163.121,480
2Obstetricians and Gynecologists$338,130$162.56130
3Chief Executives$315,920$151.88340
4Psychiatrists$289,990$139.42140
5Cardiologists$239,200 or more$115.00 or more40
6Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200 or more$115.00 or more90
7General Internal Medicine Physicians$239,200 or more$115.00 or more160
8Radiologists$239,200 or more$115.00 or moreNot published
9Family Medicine Physicians$218,990$105.28Not published
10Pediatricians, General$217,280$104.46380
11Nurse Midwives$184,620$88.76Not published
12Physician Assistants$170,060$81.76390
13Dentists, General$168,090$80.81650
14Pharmacists$165,090$79.37890
15Medical and Health Services Managers$151,180$72.692,140
16Architectural and Engineering Managers$150,220$72.221,040
17Computer Hardware Engineers$143,020$68.7660
18Psychologists, All Other$143,020$68.76140
19Marriage and Family Therapists$141,960$68.25190
20Optometrists$141,770$68.16170
21Computer and Information Systems Managers$141,510$68.041,050
22Detectives and Criminal Investigators$140,750$67.67350
23First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$140,590$67.59490
24Registered Nurses$139,260$66.959,680
25Nurse Practitioners$135,570$65.18400

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Urban Honolulu metro area overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.