Biologist salary in Hawaii: $95,600 median for the BLS occupation “Biological Scientists, All Other”.
How pay for biologists in Hawaii compares with the national figure and other states, and where in the state it is highest.
BLS does not publish pay for biologists separately. Every pay figure on this page is for the BLS occupation “Biological Scientists, All Other” (SOC 19-1029), which includes biologists and other jobs; it is not a figure for biologists alone.
Hourly pay in Hawaii, BLS May 2025: 10th percentile $35.83 · 25th $39.58 · median $45.96 · 75th $54.65 · 90th $57.82.
Workers in the BLS occupation “Biological Scientists, All Other” (which includes biologists) in Hawaii earned a median of $95,600 a year in May 2025 (BLS), 3% below the national median of $98,920. Hawaii ranked 16 of 50 for this occupation's median pay, with about 370 people employed.
- Hawaii median
- $95,600
- $45.96/hr
- U.S. median
- $98,920
- -3% in Hawaii
- Rank among states
- 16 of 50
- by median pay
- Employed
- 370
- location quotient 1.63
More on biologist pay in Hawaii
The median hourly wage for the BLS occupation “Biological Scientists, All Other” (which includes biologists) in Hawaii was $45.96 in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
The middle half of workers in the BLS occupation “Biological Scientists, All Other” in Hawaii earned between $82,330 and $113,670 a year in May 2025 (25th to 75th percentile, BLS).
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
The lowest-paid 10% of workers in the BLS occupation “Biological Scientists, All Other” in Hawaii earned less than $74,530 a year in May 2025, and the top 10% more than $120,270 (BLS).
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
The mean annual wage for the BLS occupation “Biological Scientists, All Other” in Hawaii was $98,540 in May 2025, according to BLS; the mean is a different measure from the median.
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
Where in Hawaii it pays most
Data Metropolitan areas in the state with at least 30 people employed in the occupation.
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Data Ranked by state median, BLS May 2025.
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- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates (public domain).
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