Hawaii · BLS May 2025

Maid or Housekeeping Cleaner Salary in Hawaii

Also called housekeeper. SOC 37-2012.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics counted 11,120 maids and housekeeping cleaners working in Hawaii. Here is what they are paid, what the median leaves after federal, state and FICA tax, and what that is worth against local prices.

Median pay · Hawaii

$51,600A year, or $24.81 an hour.
Take-home a month$3,458After federal, state and FICA tax at 19.6%
Worth at national prices$46,930Prices here sit at 110 against 100
Against the nation45.3% aboveNational median $35,510
What maids and housekeeping cleaners earn in Hawaii, May 2025
PercentileAnnualHourly
10th percentileEntry and lowest-paid$38,600$18.56
25th percentile$45,860$22.05
MedianHalf earn more, half less$51,600$24.81
75th percentile$60,430$29.05
90th percentileMost experienced and senior$62,020$29.82
MeanThe average, pulled up by the top$52,370$25.18
How we got this
  1. Median wage in HawaiiBLS OEWS May 2025. Half of maids and housekeeping cleaners earned more than this, half less.$51,600
  2. Median hourly wagePublished separately by BLS, not divided out of the annual figure.$24.81
  3. Take-home after federal, state and FICA tax$3,458 a month at an effective rate of 19.6%.$41,501 a year
  4. Worth at national average pricesPrices in Hawaii sit at 110 against a national 100 (BEA, 2024).$46,930
  5. Against the national medianThe national median is $35,510.45.3% above
  6. Jobs countedA concentration of 3.2 against the nation's 1.00.11,120
What we assumed
  • Wages are BLS OEWS survey estimates for May 2025, not job postings or offers.
  • OEWS surveys wage and salary workers. The self-employed and business owners are outside it.
  • Take-home assumes one 2026 filer, filing single, taking the standard deduction, with no dependents, pre-tax retirement contributions or local income tax.
  • Regional price parities compare price levels between places in one year. They are not inflation, and they do not adjust for what a household actually buys.
Technical details

Method occupation-wage-v1Data bls-oews-2025-05-v1, us-tax-2026-v1, bea-rpp-2024-v1, census-acs5-2024-v1

What lands in the bank

A $51,600 salary in Hawaii, for one single filer taking the standard deduction in 2026.

  • Federal income tax. $4,012 a year.
  • State income tax. $2,140 a year.
  • Social Security and Medicare. $3,947 a year.
  • Left over. $41,501 a year, $3,458 a month, an effective rate of 19.6%.

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What $51,600 is worth in Hawaii

Prices in Hawaii sit at 110 against a national average of 100, so $51,600 earned here buys what $46,930 buys at national average prices.

  • Rents. 125.3 against 100, the component that moves most between states.
  • Against local households. The median household in Hawaii takes in $100,389, so this occupation's median is 0.51 times that, on one income.
  • How common the job is here. 220% more concentrated in Hawaii than in the country as a whole.

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Common questions

Maid or Housekeeping Cleaner pay in Hawaii, answered

How much does a maid or housekeeping cleaner make in Hawaii?

The median wage for maids or housekeeping cleaners in Hawaii is $51,600 a year, or $24.81 an hour.

Half earn more than that and half earn less. The figure comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational wage survey for May 2025.

What is the take-home pay for a maid or housekeeping cleaner in Hawaii?

On the median wage of $51,600, one filer taking the standard deduction keeps about $41,501 a year, or roughly $3,458 a month.

That is after federal, state and FICA tax, an effective rate of 19.6%.

Hawaii takes $2,140 of it in state income tax.

Do maids or housekeeping cleaners earn more in Hawaii than in the rest of the country?

Yes. The median in Hawaii is 45.3% above the national median of $35,510.

Nominal pay is only half the comparison: prices in Hawaii sit at 110 against a national 100, so the gap in what the money buys is different from the gap in the salary.

Is $51,600 a good salary in Hawaii?

It is 0.51 times the median household income of $100,389. A household often has more than one earner, so a single salary at this level goes further than the ratio alone suggests.

Prices in Hawaii run at 110 against a national average of 100, with rents at 125.3, so $51,600 here buys about what $46,930 buys at national average prices.

What do the highest-paid maids or housekeeping cleaners earn in Hawaii?

The top tenth earn $62,020 a year or more, against $38,600 at the bottom tenth.

Experience, specialism, employer and the part of Hawaii someone works in all move a wage inside that range; the survey reports the spread, not the reason for it.

How many maids or housekeeping cleaners are there in Hawaii?

The survey counted 11,120 of these jobs in Hawaii for May 2025.

That makes the occupation 220% more concentrated here than in the country as a whole. It counts wage and salary jobs, so the self-employed are outside it.

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