High paying science jobs in Hawaii

Every science 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 science 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

1Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$117,860
Doctoral or professional degree
$86,770 – $141,860250
2Biological Scientists, All Other$95,600
Bachelor's degree
$74,530 – $120,270370
3Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$94,840
Bachelor's degree
$60,600 – $123,460640
4Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other$92,520
Bachelor's degree
$61,970 – $143,020430
5Urban and Regional Planners$85,590
Master's degree
$59,990 – $115,350450
6Anthropologists and Archeologists$84,530
Master's degree
$60,530 – $143,840210
7Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$79,510
Bachelor's degree
$53,500 – $111,700670
8Conservation Scientists$65,740
Bachelor's degree
$42,300 – $132,020220
9Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health$57,010
Associate's degree
$42,290 – $67,810260
10Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$50,880
Associate's degree
$32,850 – $81,1201,050
11Biological Technicians$48,770
Bachelor's degree
$36,090 – $63,520830

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	Clinical and Counseling PsychologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$117,860	$86,770 – $141,860	250
2	Biological Scientists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$95,600	$74,530 – $120,270	370
3	Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$94,840	$60,600 – $123,460	640
4	Social Scientists and Related Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$92,520	$61,970 – $143,020	430
5	Urban and Regional PlannersMaster's degree	$85,590	$59,990 – $115,350	450
6	Anthropologists and ArcheologistsMaster's degree	$84,530	$60,530 – $143,840	210
7	Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including HealthBachelor's degree	$79,510	$53,500 – $111,700	670
8	Conservation ScientistsBachelor's degree	$65,740	$42,300 – $132,020	220
9	Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including HealthAssociate's degree	$57,010	$42,290 – $67,810	260
10	Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All OtherAssociate's degree	$50,880	$32,850 – $81,120	1,050
11	Biological TechniciansBachelor's degree	$48,770	$36,090 – $63,520	830

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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