High paying medical jobs in Hawaii

Every medical 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 medical 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

1Physicians, All Other$339,290
Doctoral or professional degree
$124,470 – $481,9401,830
2Family Medicine Physicians$218,210
Doctoral or professional degree
$96,990 – $313,560260
3Pediatricians, General$197,090
Doctoral or professional degree
$102,260 – $289,860470
4Dentists, General$167,820
Doctoral or professional degree
$83,310 – $416,000830
5Physician Assistants$164,050
Master's degree
$79,280 – $178,110530
6Pharmacists$163,220
Doctoral or professional degree
$127,410 – $177,2901,190
7Optometrists$154,620
Doctoral or professional degree
$107,090 – $205,390230
8Registered Nurses$136,320
Bachelor's degree
$82,500 – $147,83012,940
9Nurse Practitioners$135,570
Master's degree
$106,450 – $174,350550
10Veterinarians$130,120
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,460 – $188,130370
11Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$124,430
Associate's degree
$83,900 – $135,660210
12Occupational Therapists$102,870
Master's degree
$78,670 – $118,240390
13Physical Therapists$101,700
Doctoral or professional degree
$78,630 – $123,280950
14Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$101,700
Associate's degree
$39,150 – $115,440690
15Dental Hygienists$97,570
Associate's degree
$78,800 – $104,000830
16Speech-Language Pathologists$97,560
Master's degree
$61,000 – $120,620270
17Respiratory Therapists$94,210
Associate's degree
$80,130 – $102,780510
18Surgical Technologists$82,640
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,370 – $94,010290
19Dietitians and Nutritionists$81,920
Bachelor's degree
$65,330 – $100,610370
20Athletic Trainers$76,320
Master's degree
$56,110 – $92,500200
21Chiropractors$72,800
Doctoral or professional degree
$59,800 – $109,060220
22Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$71,140
Postsecondary nondegree award
$59,620 – $88,340840
23Emergency Medical Technicians$66,410
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,140 – $84,620560
24Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$66,020
Bachelor's degree
$48,070 – $100,3401,090
25Medical Records Specialists$63,180
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,700 – $91,650400
26Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$59,900
Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,690 – $91,1601,000
27Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$57,330
Postsecondary nondegree award
$52,860 – $97,660720
28Psychiatric Technicians$55,150
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,830 – $63,7202,060
29Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$48,550
Associate's degree
$35,990 – $62,660270
30Pharmacy Technicians$46,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,120 – $62,1901,540

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	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$339,290	$124,470 – $481,940	1,830
2	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$218,210	$96,990 – $313,560	260
3	Pediatricians, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$197,090	$102,260 – $289,860	470
4	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$167,820	$83,310 – $416,000	830
5	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$164,050	$79,280 – $178,110	530
6	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$163,220	$127,410 – $177,290	1,190
7	OptometristsDoctoral or professional degree	$154,620	$107,090 – $205,390	230
8	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$136,320	$82,500 – $147,830	12,940
9	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$135,570	$106,450 – $174,350	550
10	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$130,120	$62,460 – $188,130	370
11	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$124,430	$83,900 – $135,660	210
12	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$102,870	$78,670 – $118,240	390
13	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$101,700	$78,630 – $123,280	950
14	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$101,700	$39,150 – $115,440	690
15	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$97,570	$78,800 – $104,000	830
16	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$97,560	$61,000 – $120,620	270
17	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$94,210	$80,130 – $102,780	510
18	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$82,640	$39,370 – $94,010	290
19	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$81,920	$65,330 – $100,610	370
20	Athletic TrainersMaster's degree	$76,320	$56,110 – $92,500	200
21	ChiropractorsDoctoral or professional degree	$72,800	$59,800 – $109,060	220
22	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$71,140	$59,620 – $88,340	840
23	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$66,410	$51,140 – $84,620	560
24	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$66,020	$48,070 – $100,340	1,090
25	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,180	$45,700 – $91,650	400
26	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,900	$43,690 – $91,160	1,000
27	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,330	$52,860 – $97,660	720
28	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$55,150	$45,830 – $63,720	2,060
29	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$48,550	$35,990 – $62,660	270
30	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,760	$36,120 – $62,190	1,540

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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