High paying transportation jobs in Urban Honolulu, HI

Every transportation occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Urban Honolulu, HI. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single transportation 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 Urban Honolulu, HI run 11.0% above the national average (2024), so a Urban Honolulu, HI salary is worth about 0.90× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

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

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OccupationMedian, Urban Honolulu, HI · Employed

1Crane and Tower Operators$120,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$96,640 – $132,450170
2Commercial Pilots$103,460
Postsecondary nondegree award
$54,550 – $176,490210
3Motorboat Operators$81,440
Postsecondary nondegree award
$60,000 – $81,450140
4Sailors and Marine Oilers$76,330
No formal educational credential
$46,810 – $110,410250
5Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels$72,880
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,780 – $124,450420
6Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$68,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,070 – $68,5001,810
7First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$65,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,030 – $102,1802,320
8Transportation Workers, All Other$65,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,240 – $72,360150
9Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other$64,800
No formal educational credential
$32,540 – $79,750180
10Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$64,080
No formal educational credential
$29,400 – $64,080420
11Bus Drivers, School$61,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,750 – $74,320300
12Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$59,330
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,250 – $73,8402,890
13Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$57,050
No formal educational credential
$35,500 – $63,2701,840
14Aircraft Service Attendants$51,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,440 – $65,530150
15Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$51,260
No formal educational credential
$41,140 – $118,140750
16Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$50,360
No formal educational credential
$29,130 – $64,980170
17Light Truck Drivers$45,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,730 – $93,6202,510
18Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$44,120
No formal educational credential
$32,760 – $61,1007,020
19Stockers and Order Fillers$38,440
No formal educational credential
$35,320 – $51,9905,680
20Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$38,030
No formal educational credential
$31,560 – $53,510790
21Packers and Packagers, Hand$35,490
No formal educational credential
$29,120 – $47,7801,370
22Driver/Sales Workers$35,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,120 – $62,760710
23Parking Attendants$30,840
No formal educational credential
$29,640 – $43,0601,120

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

#	Occupation	MedianUrban Honolulu, HI	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Crane and Tower OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$120,560	$96,640 – $132,450	170
2	Commercial PilotsPostsecondary nondegree award	$103,460	$54,550 – $176,490	210
3	Motorboat OperatorsPostsecondary nondegree award	$81,440	$60,000 – $81,450	140
4	Sailors and Marine OilersNo formal educational credential	$76,330	$46,810 – $110,410	250
5	Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water VesselsPostsecondary nondegree award	$72,880	$51,780 – $124,450	420
6	Bus Drivers, Transit and IntercityHigh school diploma or equivalent	$68,500	$47,070 – $68,500	1,810
7	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,890	$41,030 – $102,180	2,320
8	Transportation Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,600	$40,240 – $72,360	150
9	Motor Vehicle Operators, All OtherNo formal educational credential	$64,800	$32,540 – $79,750	180
10	Refuse and Recyclable Material CollectorsNo formal educational credential	$64,080	$29,400 – $64,080	420
11	Bus Drivers, SchoolHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,220	$47,750 – $74,320	300
12	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,330	$47,250 – $73,840	2,890
13	Shuttle Drivers and ChauffeursNo formal educational credential	$57,050	$35,500 – $63,270	1,840
14	Aircraft Service AttendantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,930	$49,440 – $65,530	150
15	Industrial Truck and Tractor OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$51,260	$41,140 – $118,140	750
16	Automotive and Watercraft Service AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$50,360	$29,130 – $64,980	170
17	Light Truck DriversHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,860	$34,730 – $93,620	2,510
18	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, HandNo formal educational credential	$44,120	$32,760 – $61,100	7,020
19	Stockers and Order FillersNo formal educational credential	$38,440	$35,320 – $51,990	5,680
20	Cleaners of Vehicles and EquipmentNo formal educational credential	$38,030	$31,560 – $53,510	790
21	Packers and Packagers, HandNo formal educational credential	$35,490	$29,120 – $47,780	1,370
22	Driver/Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,440	$29,120 – $62,760	710
23	Parking AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$30,840	$29,640 – $43,060	1,120

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Urban Honolulu, HI. 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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