Project Manager salary in Hawaii

Official occupation: 13-1082 Project Management Specialists · Reference period May 2025 · Data updated · Confidence 95/100

In Hawaii, the median project manager earns $78,000 a year, 24% below the United States median of $102,320.

Only 1 of the 51 states with a published figure pay less.

Pay is widely spread: the top 10% earn at least $150,440, 2.8 times the $53,930 that marks the bottom 10%.

With 1,560 jobs and a location quotient of 0.36, the role is less common here than in the United States as a whole.

For context, the median across all occupations in Hawaii is $56,320, so this role pays 1.4 times the local typical wage.

Published figures

Published and derived pay figures
MeasureHawaiiNational
Median annual pay Observed$78,000United States: $102,320
Mean annual pay Observed$90,380United States: $110,740
10th percentile Observed$53,930United States: $61,580
25th percentile Observed$62,460United States: $78,440
75th percentile Observed$104,990United States: $133,100
90th percentile Observed$150,440United States: $167,970
Median hourly pay Observed$37.50United States: $49.19
Employment (jobs) Observed1,560
Jobs per 1,000 employees Observed2.483
Location quotient Observed0.36
Difference from United States median ($102,320) Derived−24%
Rank among 51 states Derived50
Ratio to Hawaii all-occupation median ($56,320) Derived1.38×
90th / 10th percentile ratio Derived2.79

Nearby in the ranking

  1. 48. Nebraska$80,150
  2. 49. Mississippi$78,870
  3. 50. Hawaii$78,000
  4. 51. Arkansas$77,170

Largest cities in Hawaii: Honolulu, East Honolulu, Pearl City, Waiau-Pacific Palisades, Makakilo / Kapolei / Honokai Hale (GeoNames). Figures are for the whole state, not individual cities.

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Source, method and data quality

  • Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (Public domain (U.S. Government work)). Reference period: May 2025. Updates: Yearly (spring release).
  • Observed figures are copied from the published table without adjustment. Derived figures (rankings, ratios and differences) are calculated by us from those observed figures. No figure on this page is modeled or estimated.
  • Relative standard error (PRSE) published per estimate.
  • Confidence score: 95/100. Based on the published sampling error and job count. We only publish region pages scoring 60 or more that have at least 6 observed figures.
  • Place hierarchy from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Data last updated: .
  • Full method: methodology.