SALARY · HAIRDRESSERS, HAIRSTYLISTS, AND COSMETOLOGISTS · HAWAII

Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists salary in Hawaii

If you are weighing a move, or weighing whether to stay, this is the number that matters first. In Hawaii, the middle hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists earned $35,040 a year in the latest BLS release. Half earned more than that and half earned less, so treat it as a realistic middle point, not a promise and not a ceiling.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$35,040

$17 per hour at the median · That is $750 (2.1 percent) below the national median of $35,790 for this occupation.

$45,920Mean annual salary
$22Mean hourly wage
$930People employed in this job in Hawaii

Salary range

25th: $29,650Median: $35,04075th: $56,360
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$29,650
Median (50th percentile)$35,040
75th percentile$56,360
Mean$45,920

The middle half of workers earned from $29,650 to $56,360 a year. The gap between the mean and the median tells its own story. When the mean sits above the median, a smaller group at the top is pulling the average up. When the two are close, pay is more even across the field.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED PAY BEFORE STATE TAX

$30,335 a year
$2,528 a month
Federal tax $2,025 · FICA $2,681

State tax is not in this figure. State tax for Hawaii is not included, because the full 2026 state table for Hawaii has not been verified in this build. Treat this figure as before state tax, not as a final take-home figure.

Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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