How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Kahului, HI?

The median hourly wage is $27.49. The middle half earn between $22.42 and $33.89 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Kahului, HI?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.39 an hour ($40,340 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.42.

Do auto mechanics make more in Kahului or Honolulu?

Kahului pays more: the median is $57,180 in Kahului and $49,020 in Honolulu, a 17% difference.

How does Kahului pay compare with the rest of Hawaii?

The Kahului median of $57,180 is 10% more than the Hawaii median of $52,160.

Auto mechanic salary in Kahului, HI

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Kahului–Wailuku, HI area earn a median of $57,180 a year, or $27.49 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $78,690. That's 10% more than the Hawaii median of $52,160.

Median yearly pay$57,180

Bottom 10% under$40,340Top 10% over$78,690

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $19.39/hr
Jobs in this area: 440
After cost of living: $52,270
Median hourly pay: $27.49/hr
vs U.S. median: +13%
vs Hawaii median: +10%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 27980, Kahului-Wailuku, HI). Excludes self-employed auto mechanics. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024. *Starting pay is estimated from the 10th percentile; BLS does not report pay by license level.

Entry-level to master auto mechanic pay

Stage	Yearly pay	Hourly pay
Entry level	$40,340–$46,640$19.39–$22.42/hr
Experienced technician	$57,180$27.49/hr
Master / top earners	$70,480–$78,690$33.89–$37.83/hr

Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.

How Kahului, HI compares

Auto mechanics are more concentrated in the Kahului area than nationally: 5.9 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.3 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $78,690, is 2.0 times the 10th-percentile wage, $40,340: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Hawaii metro areas

Urban Honolulu$49,020

Other trades in Kahului, HI

Electrician HVAC technician Plumber Diesel mechanic Carpenter Heavy equipment operator Roofer

Questions

How much do auto mechanics make in Kahului, HI?: Auto mechanics in the Kahului–Wailuku, HI area earn a median of $57,180 a year, or $27.49 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $78,690.
How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Kahului, HI?: The median hourly wage is $27.49. The middle half earn between $22.42 and $33.89 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Kahului, HI?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.39 an hour ($40,340 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.42.
Do auto mechanics make more in Kahului or Honolulu?: Kahului pays more: the median is $57,180 in Kahului and $49,020 in Honolulu, a 17% difference.
How does Kahului pay compare with the rest of Hawaii?: The Kahului median of $57,180 is 10% more than the Hawaii median of $52,160.

About this data

Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 49-3023 (Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics), area code 27980 (Kahului-Wailuku, HI). BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed auto mechanics and business owners aren't included. The cost-of-living figure divides the median by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for 2024 (109.4, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures