How much does a Real Estate Agent make in Hawaii?

BLS reports a median annual wage of $47,020 for Real Estate Agents in Hawaii as of the latest OES release. That is the 50th-percentile figure — half earn more, half earn less. The 25th-percentile is $43,190 and the 75th-percentile is $82,260.

What is the real (cost-adjusted) Real Estate Agent salary in Hawaii?

After BEA RPP adjustment (regional price parity index 109.7 for Hawaii), the real-wage equivalent is $42,861 — what the $47,020 nominal salary actually buys. Quartiles in real terms: $39,370 to $74,984.

How are Hawaii Real Estate Agent salaries calculated on this page?

Nominal wages come from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OES) — annual employer surveys, May 2026 reference period. Real-wage figures use BEA Regional Price Parities (2023 vintage) to adjust for state-level cost of living. No self-report or jobs-board data is mixed in.

Where does Hawaii rank for Real Estate Agent pay?

On nominal BLS wages alone, Hawaii ranks among the 51 states and DC by median pay. After the BEA cost-of-living adjustment the ordering changes — high-cost states fall, low-cost states rise. Both rankings are shown in the data table on this page.

How wide is the wage spread in Hawaii?

P10 to P90 spans $39,870 to $104,470. That spread captures entry-level to top-quartile pay, including specialty differentials and metro-area variance within the state.

What are the limits of these Real Estate Agent salary numbers?

BLS OES is an employer survey of W-2 wages — it excludes contractor pay, bonuses outside the base wage definition, equity compensation, and tip income. Self-employed practitioners and gig workers are not represented. For occupations with significant non-W-2 income, the BLS figure is a floor, not a complete picture.

When does this data update?

BLS OES releases a new May reference set roughly each spring; we re-run the ETL pipeline within two weeks of release. BEA RPP refreshes annually. The last-synced timestamp at the top of this page reflects the most recent build.

Real Estate Agent Pay in Hawaii: $47K Median + Purchasing Power (2026)

TL;DR

Headline Real Estate Agent pay in Hawaii is $47,020. Real take-home, after the state's cost-of-living index, lands at $42,861.
Cost of living tracks roughly with the national index, so nominal and real wages stay close.
BLS percentile breakdown: P10 $39,870 · P25 $43,190 · P75 $82,260 · P90 $104,470.
Nominal: #38/51 · Real: #45/51 — ranking shifts by 7 positions after RPP.

Wage breakdown — Hawaii

Percentile	Nominal (BLS)	Real (BEA RPP-adjusted)
P10 (entry tier)	$39,870	$36,344
P25 (lower quartile)	$43,190	$39,370
P50 (median)	$47,020	$42,861
P75 (upper quartile)	$82,260	$74,984
P90 (top tier)	$104,470	$95,230
Mean	$62,950	$57,382
Employment	680 Real Estate Agents in Hawaii

Cost of living — BEA Regional Price Parity

Component	Hawaii index (US = 100)
All-items RPP	109.7
Goods	110.3
Services	191.7
Rents	128.7

Hawaii is a high-cost state — RPP 109.7 above the national 100 baseline. Most of the cost premium routes through rents (128.7) and services (191.7).

After-tax take-home — Hawaii (2024 BLS · 2024 tax year, single filer)

Layer-by-layer take-home math at the BLS median

Layer	Amount	Note
Gross BLS P50 (Real Estate Agent)	$47,020	nominal median
Federal income tax	−$3,504	7.5% effective; std deduction $15,750 applied
State income tax	−$2,962	1.4–11% (12 brackets)
FICA (SS 6.2% + Medicare 1.45%)	−$3,597	SS capped at $183,600 wage base
Take-home (after-tax)	$36,956	78.6% of gross
Real take-home (RPP-adjusted)	$33,687	÷ (109.7 / 100) BEA cost-of-living

What the Hawaii state-tax burden means for Real Estate Agent take-home

Hawaii carries one of the heavier state-tax loads in the country at this income tier (6.3% effective on the BLS median). Combined with federal and FICA, gross-to-take-home spread is 21.4%, leaving $36,956 pre-RPP and $33,687 after the 109.7 cost-of-living index — a $13,333 gap from the headline gross.

Computed from 2026 IRS federal brackets (Rev. Proc. 2025-32), 2026 state DOR brackets, and 2026 FICA rates. Single filer, standard deduction, no other adjustments. See methodology · tax for limitations (married filers, ITM/SALT itemizers, retirement deferrals, HSA, dependent credits, etc.).

National context

Across the United States, BLS reports a national median of $56,320 for Real Estate Agents with mean pay of $70,970 and total employment of 190,600. Hawaii sits at #38 on nominal pay and #45 on real (cost-adjusted) pay among the 51 states and DC. After cost adjustment, Hawaii falls 7 positions — the cost premium eats into the headline wage.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a Real Estate Agent make in Hawaii?: BLS reports a median annual wage of $47,020 for Real Estate Agents in Hawaii as of the latest OES release. That is the 50th-percentile figure — half earn more, half earn less. The 25th-percentile is $43,190 and the 75th-percentile is $82,260.
What is the real (cost-adjusted) Real Estate Agent salary in Hawaii?: After BEA RPP adjustment (regional price parity index 109.7 for Hawaii), the real-wage equivalent is $42,861 — what the $47,020 nominal salary actually buys. Quartiles in real terms: $39,370 to $74,984.
How are Hawaii Real Estate Agent salaries calculated on this page?: Nominal wages come from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OES) — annual employer surveys, May 2026 reference period. Real-wage figures use BEA Regional Price Parities (2023 vintage) to adjust for state-level cost of living. No self-report or jobs-board data is mixed in.
Where does Hawaii rank for Real Estate Agent pay?: On nominal BLS wages alone, Hawaii ranks among the 51 states and DC by median pay. After the BEA cost-of-living adjustment the ordering changes — high-cost states fall, low-cost states rise. Both rankings are shown in the data table on this page.
How wide is the wage spread in Hawaii?: P10 to P90 spans $39,870 to $104,470. That spread captures entry-level to top-quartile pay, including specialty differentials and metro-area variance within the state.
What are the limits of these Real Estate Agent salary numbers?: BLS OES is an employer survey of W-2 wages — it excludes contractor pay, bonuses outside the base wage definition, equity compensation, and tip income. Self-employed practitioners and gig workers are not represented. For occupations with significant non-W-2 income, the BLS figure is a floor, not a complete picture.
When does this data update?: BLS OES releases a new May reference set roughly each spring; we re-run the ETL pipeline within two weeks of release. BEA RPP refreshes annually. The last-synced timestamp at the top of this page reflects the most recent build.

Sources & methodology

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OES), SOC 41-9022, 2024 reference period.
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis — Regional Price Parities, 2023 vintage (all-items, goods, services, rents).
Real-wage figures = nominal BLS wage ÷ (state RPP / 100).
See the methodology page for full computation details and limitations.

By Marcus Liang · Founder & Editor · Last synced 2026-05-08.

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