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Office Clerks, General Salary in Urban Honolulu, HI

Office Clerks, General in the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area earn a median $41,600 a year — 8% less than the national median. After 2026 taxes, that is $33,926 take-home, or $2,827 a month.

Median salary
$41,600
$20.00 per hour
Typical range
$30,990 – $61,560
10th to 90th percentile
Jobs in Urban Honolulu, HI
8,820
1.25× national concentration
▲1.2%
Pay trend: The median for office clerks, general in Urban Honolulu, HI rose from $41,090 (May 2024) to $41,600 (May 2025). That trailed inflation (2.4%), so buying power slipped about 1.2%.

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Office Clerks, General in Urban Honolulu, HI
Deductions, kids & local tax

2026 tax year. Federal brackets from IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32.

Your take-home pay
$33,926
per year · effective tax rate 18.4%
$2,827Monthly
$1,414Twice a month
$1,305Every 2 weeks
$16.31Hourly
  • Federal income tax$2,812
  • Social Security (6.2%)$2,579
  • Medicare (1.45%)$603
  • Hawaii income tax$1,679
  • Take-home pay$33,926

Marginal rate: 12% federal + 7.20% state

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Office Clerks, General pay by experience in Urban Honolulu, HI

PercentileSalaryHourlyTake-home / yrPer month
10th percentile (entry level)$30,990$14.90$26,123$2,177
25th percentile$36,420$17.51$30,117$2,510
Median (50th)$41,600$20.00$33,926$2,827
75th percentile$50,210$24.14$40,225$3,352
90th percentile (top earners)$61,560$29.60$48,495$4,041

Wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Take-home: single filer, Hawaii resident, 2026 tax rules.

What $41,600 buys in Urban Honolulu, HI

Prices in Urban Honolulu, HI are 11.0% higher than the U.S. average (housing costs are 1.36× the national average). Adjusted for local prices, a median office clerks, general's $33,926 take-home pay has the buying power of $30,575 in a typical American city.

1-bedroom rent
$2,016
71% of monthly take-home
2-bedroom rent
$2,642
93% of monthly take-home
Left after 1-BR rent
$811
per month for everything else

Rents: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2026 (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities). Price levels: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.

Urban Honolulu, HI has 1.3× the national concentration of office clerks, general jobs — a strong local market for this occupation.

Best-paying cities for office clerks, general, adjusted for cost of living

Urban Honolulu, HI ranks #156 of 157 metro areas once taxes and local prices are taken into account.

#Metro areaMedian salaryTake-homeReal value*
1Fargo, ND $49,060$41,600$45,779
2Duluth, MN $46,820$38,114$42,936
3San Jose, CA $58,840$47,113$42,666
4Des Moines, IA $46,540$38,458$41,939
5Denver, CO $53,990$43,894$41,495
6Reno, NV $49,230$41,736$41,317
7Santa Maria, CA $55,620$44,761$41,141
8Kansas City, MO $45,640$37,644$40,677
156Urban Honolulu, HI$41,600$33,926$30,575

*Take-home pay divided by the BEA price level, so every city is measured in U.S.-average dollars. See all 157 metros →

About the job: office clerks, general

Perform duties too varied and diverse to be classified in any specific office clerical occupation, requiring knowledge of office systems and procedures. Clerical duties may be assigned in accordance with the office procedures of individual establishments and may include a combination of answering telephones, bookkeeping, typing or word processing, office machine operation, and filing.

Typical education
High school diploma or equivalent
Work experience
None required
On-the-job training
Short-term on-the-job training
Job outlook, 2025–35
-6.0% (declining)

Source: BLS Standard Occupational Classification and Employment Projections, 2025–35.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a office clerks, general make in Urban Honolulu, HI?

The median office clerks, general salary in the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area is $41,600 a year, or about $20.00 an hour, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025). The middle half earn between $36,420 and $50,210.

What is a office clerks, general’s take-home pay in Urban Honolulu, HI?

On the median $41,600 salary, a single filer living in Hawaii takes home about $33,926 a year ($2,827 a month) after federal tax, Social Security, Medicare and $1,679 in Hawaii taxes in 2026.

Is Urban Honolulu, HI a good place to work as a office clerks, general?

Pay here is 8% below the national median of $45,010. Local prices are 11.0% above the U.S. average, so the take-home pay buys what $30,575 would in a typical U.S. city. Urban Honolulu, HI ranks #156 of 157 metro areas for cost-of-living-adjusted pay in this job.

Can a office clerks, general afford rent in Urban Honolulu, HI?

HUD’s fair market rent for a one-bedroom in Urban Honolulu, HI is $2,016 a month ($2,642 for two bedrooms) — 71% of a median office clerks, general’s monthly take-home pay. Financial planners usually suggest keeping rent under about 30%.

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