SOC 43-4081 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks — Hawaii
Hawaii · 2 metro areas compared
At $59,110 a year, the median wage for Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks in Hawaii sits 68.5% above the national figure of $35,070.
Wage distribution · annual
Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners
How pay has moved
The next ten years
Projected to grow about as fast as average
- Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
- +3.7%
- Openings per year
- 43,600
- Typical entry-level education
- High school diploma or equivalent
- On-the-job training
- Short-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
At $59,110 a year, the median wage for Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks in Hawaii sits 68.5% above the national figure of $35,070. The middle half of workers in this occupation earn between $51,230 and $65,840. The lowest tenth earn under $42,430, while the highest tenth earn more than $69,310.
The area has 2,810 jobs in this occupation, which works out to 4.5 of every thousand jobs. Hawaii ranks number 1st out of 51 states by median pay for this occupation. Within the state, Kahului records the highest median at $60,360. Of the 537 occupations with published wages in this area, it sits 311th.
Percentile breakdown
| Percentile | Annual | vs US median |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $42,430 | +21.0% |
| 25th | $51,230 | +46.1% |
| Median (50th) | $59,110 | +68.5% |
| 75th | $65,840 | +87.7% |
| 90th | $69,310 | +97.6% |
| Mean | $58,030 | +65.5% |
Highest-paying metro areas in Hawaii
| # | Metro area | Median | Jobs | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kahului | $60,360 | 730 | |
| 2 | Urban Honolulu | $59,940 | 1,360 |
What the pay is worth locally
Prices in Hawaii run 10.0% above the national average, so the median of $59,110 buys what $53,736 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way the gap against the national median narrows to 53.2% above the national median in real terms.
Published median
$59,110as reported by BLSLocal price level
110.0US average = 100 · BEA 2024Adjusted for local prices
$53,736US average = 100 · BEA 2024Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest
Key takeaways
- Median pay is $59,110 a year, 68.5% above the national median.
- Published pay spans $42,430 to $69,310 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
- The area has 2,810 jobs in this occupation.
- It ranks 1st of 51 states for this occupation.
- The highest-paying metro area covered is Kahului, at $60,360.
Frequently asked questions
What is the median wage for Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks in Hawaii?
The median annual wage is $59,110, or $28.42 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 $35,070, so pay in Hawaii is 68.5% higher. 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 $69,310 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.
What is the starting range?
The tenth percentile wage is $42,430 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.
Which area nearby pays the most?
The highest median for this occupation among the metro areas covered is in Kahului, at $60,360 per year.
How many jobs are there in this occupation here?
The survey estimates 2,810 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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