Salary Data Show Hundreds Of Honolulu City Employees Earn Well Over The State Average….The medical examiner and the top executives at HART are making the biggest salaries.
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Hundreds of Honolulu employees are earning far more than average island residents, according to salary data obtained by Civil Beat.
The median household income for Honolulu County was $85,857 in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The salary data shows at least 500 city employees are making more than that in the 2022 fiscal year, which is about 5% of the workforce.
However, it is likely much more. For most city workers, exact salary amounts are shielded from public view, and the city provided only broad ranges. For instance, about 200 fire captains make somewhere between about $85,000 and $120,000.
