SOC 33-3031 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS
Fish and Game Wardens — Hawaii
Hawaii
The median wage for Fish and Game Wardens in Hawaii is $69,250 per year, close to the national median of $74,060 for the same occupation.
Wage distribution · annual
Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners
How pay has moved
The next ten years
Projected to decline
- Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
- -6.0%
- Openings per year
- 500
- Typical entry-level education
- Bachelor's degree
- On-the-job training
- Moderate-term on-the-job training
Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.
Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Hawaii.
Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.
Salary overview
The median wage for Fish and Game Wardens in Hawaii is $69,250 per year, close to the national median of $74,060 for the same occupation. Pay ranges from under $60,670 at the tenth percentile to more than $101,300 at the ninetieth, with the interquartile range running from $60,670 to $94,100.
Employment stands at 110, or 0.2 jobs per thousand held locally. Among the 35 states with published data for this occupation, Hawaii ranks 22nd by median wage. Set against every other occupation measured in the same area, it ranks 235th of 537 by median pay.
Percentile breakdown
| Percentile | Annual | vs US median |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $60,670 | −18.1% |
| 25th | $60,670 | −18.1% |
| Median (50th) | $69,250 | −6.5% |
| 75th | $94,100 | +27.1% |
| 90th | $101,300 | +36.8% |
| Mean | $76,090 | +2.7% |
What the pay is worth locally
Prices in Hawaii run 10.0% above the national average, so the median of $69,250 buys what $62,955 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way the gap against the national median narrows to 15.0% below the national median in real terms.
Published median
$69,250as reported by BLSLocal price level
110.0US average = 100 · BEA 2024Adjusted for local prices
$62,955US average = 100 · BEA 2024Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest
Key takeaways
- Median pay is $69,250 a year, 6.5% below the national median.
- Published pay spans $60,670 to $101,300 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
- The area has 110 jobs in this occupation.
- It ranks 22nd of 35 states for this occupation.
Frequently asked questions
What is the median wage for Fish and Game Wardens in Hawaii?
The median annual wage is $69,250, or $33.29 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.
Is that higher than the national average?
The national median for this occupation is $74,060, so pay in Hawaii is 6.5% lower. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.
What do the top earners make?
The top tenth of this occupation in Hawaii earns more than $101,300 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.
What is the starting range?
The tenth percentile wage is $60,670 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.
How many jobs are there in this occupation here?
The survey estimates 110 jobs in this occupation in Hawaii. Self-employed workers are not included.
Source and methodology
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.
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