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Average Chief Executives Salary in Hawaii

Chief Executives in Hawaii earn a median annual salary of $281,640, which is +31.6% compared to the national median. There are 470 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Hawaii (state).

$281,640
Hawaii median annual wage
$135/hour median
+31.6%
Difference vs national median
National median is $213,990
470
Local employment
0.7 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.57
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$100,030
25th
$169,240
Median
$281,640
75th
$394,780
90th
$493,870

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Hawaii, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
110.0%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$256,150
Goods: 111.6%
Services: 190.2%
Rents: 125.3%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
Oregon $341,630 Compare 910
Washington $339,810 Compare 3,170
Illinois $331,920 Compare 4,620
North Carolina $314,290 Compare 1,930
Virginia $310,740 Compare 4,870
New Jersey $310,440 Compare 2,430

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Hawaii

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Physicians, All Other $339,290 1.32
Obstetricians And Gynecologists $338,130 1.59
Psychiatrists $289,990 1.47
Chief Executives $281,640 0.57
Family Medicine Physicians $218,210 0.59
Judges, Magistrate Judges, And Magistrates $211,810 1.22
Pediatricians, General $197,090 2.97
Nurse Midwives $170,110 N/A

Hawaii has salary data for 552 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Physicians, All Other.

Historical series

Trend for Chief Executives in Hawaii

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Chief Executives are projected to change by +4.3% from 2024 to 2034, with 22,200 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.