Electrician salary in Honolulu, HI
Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Electricians in the Urban Honolulu, HI area earn a median of $100,270 a year, or $48.21 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $124,040 a year. That's 4% more than the Hawaii median of $96,460.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $21.99/hr
- Jobs in this area
- 2,290
- After cost of living
- $90,370
- Median hourly pay
- $48.21/hr
- vs U.S. median
- +59%
- vs Hawaii median
- +4%
Apprentice, journeyman and master electrician pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $45,730–$74,970$21.99–$36.04/hr | |
| Journeyman | $100,270$48.21/hr | |
| Master / top earners | $120,740–$124,040$58.05–$59.64/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How Honolulu, HI compares
- Electricians hold about the same share of jobs in the Honolulu area as nationally: 5.1 of every 1,000 jobs.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $124,040, is 2.7 times the 10th-percentile wage, $45,730: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
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Questions
- How much do electricians make in Honolulu, HI?
- Electricians in the Urban Honolulu, HI area earn a median of $100,270 a year, or $48.21 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $124,040 a year.
- How much do electricians make an hour in Honolulu, HI?
- The median hourly wage is $48.21. The middle half earn between $36.04 and $58.05 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice electricians make in Honolulu, HI?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.99 an hour ($45,730 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $36.04.
- How much does a journeyman electrician make in Honolulu, HI?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $100,270 a year ($48.21 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $120,740–$124,040.
- Do electricians make more in Honolulu or Kahului?
- Honolulu pays more: the median is $100,270 in Honolulu and $98,480 in Kahului, a 2% difference.
- How does Honolulu pay compare with the rest of Hawaii?
- The Honolulu median of $100,270 is 4% more than the Hawaii median of $96,460.
About this data
Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 47-2111 (Electricians), area code 46520 (Urban Honolulu, HI). BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed electricians 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 (111.0, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures