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Elementary School Teachers salary in Urban Honolulu, HI

Elementary School Teachers in the Urban Honolulu, HI metropolitan area earn a median of $73,080 a year, an average of $70,090. About 4,220 people work in this occupation there. Figures are from the May 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS).

Elementary School Teachers pay at a glance

Annual median wage
$73,080
Half earn more, half earn less
Annual mean wage
$70,090
Pulled up by top earners
10th percentile
$57,400
Bottom of the range
90th percentile
$95,060
Top of the range
People employed
4,220
In Urban Honolulu metro area
Rent share of median wage
29.3%
Median rent ÷ median wage

What this wage buys in Urban Honolulu

Rent from the ACS 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates, compared with the wage above

Median gross rent
$1,783
per month, in Urban Honolulu, HI
Income needed for median rent
$71,300
Keeps rent at 30% of gross pay
Median elementary school teachers wage
$73,080
2.5% above income needed for median rent
Rent as share of this wage
29.3%
12 months rent ÷ median wage
City median household income
$85,428
All households, not one occupation

Occupations are not paid the same everywhere, and this page does not explain why. It reports what the survey measured for the Urban Honolulu area. Read the Urban Honolulu, HI cost of living page for rent, income and the price level, or the methodology for how the numbers are compiled.

Elementary School Teachers pay in other cities

Median annual wage, same occupation, same survey

Anaheim, CA
+39.4%
Median $101,860
Mean $98,150
Employed 44,790
Cleveland, OH
+4.6%
Median $76,470
Mean $73,140
Employed 5,460
Henderson, NV
-11.0%
Median $65,040
Mean $64,890
Employed 6,660
Lexington-Fayette, KY
-15.9%
Median $61,460
Mean $62,910
Employed 2,420
Stockton, CA
+33.3%
Median $97,400
Mean $90,390
Employed 3,380
Corpus Christi, TX
-17.6%
Median $60,210
Mean $59,780
Employed 1,840
New Orleans, LA
-17.4%
Median $60,350
Mean $58,940
Employed 4,400
Riverside, CA
+34.8%
Median $98,520
Mean $96,990
Employed 18,850

See elementary school teachers pay in every covered city.

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FICA (Social Security + Medicare) 7.65% up to wage base
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Definitions used on this page

Annual median wage
The wage that half of the people in this occupation earn more than and half earn less than, for one year of work.
Annual mean wage
The average of all reported wages. It is higher than the median when a few very high earners pull it up.
Percentiles
The 10th percentile is the wage below which 10% of workers fall; the 90th is the wage above which only 10% rise. The gap between them shows how wide the pay range is.
Employment
The estimated number of jobs in this occupation in the metropolitan area, not the number of residents who hold it.

Sources and limits

Wages describe the metropolitan area, while rent and income describe the city boundaries. The two areas do not cover exactly the same ground. Wages are also averaged across a year and across every industry, so a specific employer can differ widely from the median shown here.