High paying social service jobs in Hawaii

Every social service 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 social service 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

1Marriage and Family Therapists$141,960
Master's degree
$48,950 – $166,400220
2Social Workers, All Other$116,130
Bachelor's degree
$81,080 – $137,450200
3Healthcare Social Workers$85,420
Master's degree
$51,570 – $102,670660
4Child, Family, and School Social Workers$68,270
Bachelor's degree
$46,840 – $93,4301,170
5Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$61,730
Master's degree
$49,350 – $93,7201,620
6Clergy$61,050
Bachelor's degree
$46,710 – $90,270720
7Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$61,000
Bachelor's degree
$38,200 – $89,270760
8Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$60,090
Master's degree
$48,460 – $104,7902,110
9Community Health Workers$58,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,700 – $84,750240
10Directors, Religious Activities and Education$47,590
Bachelor's degree
$34,360 – $75,590310
11Social and Human Service Assistants$42,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,530 – $58,0302,230

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	Marriage and Family TherapistsMaster's degree	$141,960	$48,950 – $166,400	220
2	Social Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$116,130	$81,080 – $137,450	200
3	Healthcare Social WorkersMaster's degree	$85,420	$51,570 – $102,670	660
4	Child, Family, and School Social WorkersBachelor's degree	$68,270	$46,840 – $93,430	1,170
5	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsMaster's degree	$61,730	$49,350 – $93,720	1,620
6	ClergyBachelor's degree	$61,050	$46,710 – $90,270	720
7	Community and Social Service Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$61,000	$38,200 – $89,270	760
8	Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health CounselorsMaster's degree	$60,090	$48,460 – $104,790	2,110
9	Community Health WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,450	$37,700 – $84,750	240
10	Directors, Religious Activities and EducationBachelor's degree	$47,590	$34,360 – $75,590	310
11	Social and Human Service AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,400	$36,530 – $58,030	2,230

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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