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
| # | Occupation | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Physicians, All Other | $339,290 | $163.12 | 1,480 |
| 2 | Obstetricians and Gynecologists | $338,130 | $162.56 | 130 |
| 3 | Chief Executives | $315,920 | $151.88 | 340 |
| 4 | Psychiatrists | $289,990 | $139.42 | 140 |
| 5 | Cardiologists | $239,200 or more | $115.00 or more | 40 |
| 6 | Emergency Medicine Physicians | $239,200 or more | $115.00 or more | 90 |
| 7 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $239,200 or more | $115.00 or more | 160 |
| 8 | Radiologists | $239,200 or more | $115.00 or more | Not published |
| 9 | Family Medicine Physicians | $218,990 | $105.28 | Not published |
| 10 | Pediatricians, General | $217,280 | $104.46 | 380 |
| 11 | Nurse Midwives | $184,620 | $88.76 | Not published |
| 12 | Physician Assistants | $170,060 | $81.76 | 390 |
| 13 | Dentists, General | $168,090 | $80.81 | 650 |
| 14 | Pharmacists | $165,090 | $79.37 | 890 |
| 15 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $151,180 | $72.69 | 2,140 |
| 16 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $150,220 | $72.22 | 1,040 |
| 17 | Computer Hardware Engineers | $143,020 | $68.76 | 60 |
| 18 | Psychologists, All Other | $143,020 | $68.76 | 140 |
| 19 | Marriage and Family Therapists | $141,960 | $68.25 | 190 |
| 20 | Optometrists | $141,770 | $68.16 | 170 |
| 21 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $141,510 | $68.04 | 1,050 |
| 22 | Detectives and Criminal Investigators | $140,750 | $67.67 | 350 |
| 23 | First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives | $140,590 | $67.59 | 490 |
| 24 | Registered Nurses | $139,260 | $66.95 | 9,680 |
| 25 | Nurse Practitioners | $135,570 | $65.18 | 400 |
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.