High paying creative and media jobs in Hawaii

Every creative and media occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Hawaii. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single creative and media job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Hawaii run 10.0% above the national average (2024), so a Hawaii salary is worth about 0.91× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Hawaii.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Hawaii · Employed

1Producers and Directors$66,190
Bachelor's degree
$44,230 – $131,490510
2Public Relations Specialists$63,880
Bachelor's degree
$42,070 – $104,2401,800
3Interior Designers$63,780
Bachelor's degree
$45,930 – $121,480270
4Audio and Video Technicians$60,150
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,380 – $84,260430
5Graphic Designers$58,070
Bachelor's degree
$31,890 – $91,080520
6Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other$56,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,720 – $132,020280
7Coaches and Scouts$55,860
Bachelor's degree
$37,040 – $116,120760
8Floral Designers$46,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,750 – $62,010380
9Photographers$45,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,800 – $105,820440
10Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$40,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,060 – $53,860990

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianHawaii	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Producers and DirectorsBachelor's degree	$66,190	$44,230 – $131,490	510
2	Public Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$63,880	$42,070 – $104,240	1,800
3	Interior DesignersBachelor's degree	$63,780	$45,930 – $121,480	270
4	Audio and Video TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,150	$35,380 – $84,260	430
5	Graphic DesignersBachelor's degree	$58,070	$31,890 – $91,080	520
6	Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,900	$30,720 – $132,020	280
7	Coaches and ScoutsBachelor's degree	$55,860	$37,040 – $116,120	760
8	Floral DesignersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,170	$33,750 – $62,010	380
9	PhotographersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,960	$30,800 – $105,820	440
10	Merchandise Displayers and Window TrimmersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,370	$35,060 – $53,860	990

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Hawaii. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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