Highest-paying business jobs in Honolulu

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November 30, 2022
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Highest-paying business jobs in Honolulu

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying business jobs in Honolulu, HI metro area using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by 2021 annual mean wage. Jobs the BLS lists as "business and financial operations occupations" were included. Keep reading to discover the highest paying business jobs in your city.

#25. Tax preparers

Honolulu, HI
- Annual mean salary: $54,010
- #43 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $51,080
- Employment: 83,190
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Anchorage, AK ($81,880)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($79,470)
--- Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO ($73,170)

#24. Meeting, convention, and event planners

Honolulu, HI
- Annual mean salary: $58,170
- #42 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 310

National
- Annual mean salary: $57,850
- Employment: 98,150
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($82,140)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($79,790)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($79,740)

#23. Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists

Honolulu, HI
- Annual mean salary: $63,450
- #158 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

National
- Annual mean salary: $73,810
- Employment: 87,750
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($103,980)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($97,020)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($96,830)

#22. Financial examiners

Honolulu, HI
- Annual mean salary: $65,380
- #128 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

National
- Annual mean salary: $96,180
- Employment: 60,750
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($128,280)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($125,590)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($124,070)

#21. Training and development specialists

Honolulu, HI
- Annual mean salary: $66,070
- #143 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 760

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,620
- Employment: 336,030
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Dothan, AL ($111,580)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($94,720)
--- Decatur, AL ($94,650)

#20. Fundraisers

Honolulu, HI
- Annual mean salary: $66,610
- #54 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

National
- Annual mean salary: $64,870
- Employment: 82,080
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($91,460)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($86,070)
--- Salinas, CA ($83,760)

#19. Market research analysts and marketing specialists

Honolulu, HI
- Annual mean salary: $67,210
- #130 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,090

National
- Annual mean salary: $76,080
- Employment: 727,540
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($119,180)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($108,370)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($99,510)

#18. Human resources specialists

Honolulu, HI
- Annual mean salary: $67,810
- #113 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,690

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,720
- Employment: 740,830
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($102,590)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($95,460)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($91,400)

#17. Accountants and auditors

Honolulu, HI
- Annual mean salary: $70,470
- #320 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,710

National
- Annual mean salary: $83,980
- Employment: 1,318,550
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($112,830)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($109,330)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($107,540)

#16. Insurance underwriters

Honolulu, HI
- Annual mean salary: $72,450
- #100 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 240

National
- Annual mean salary: $79,940
- Employment: 107,690
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($121,000)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($108,990)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($103,150)

#15. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

Honolulu, HI
- Annual mean salary: $72,520
- #115 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 770

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,960
- Employment: 278,140
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Kennewick-Richland, WA ($104,350)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($95,200)
--- Salinas, CA ($90,800)

#14. Compliance officers

Honolulu, HI
- Annual mean salary: $74,900
- #99 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,200

National
- Annual mean salary: $75,810
- Employment: 334,340
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($103,650)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($99,460)
--- California-Lexington Park, MD ($96,030)

#13. Credit analysts

Honolulu, HI
- Annual mean salary: $77,270
- #90 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $88,030
- Employment: 68,770
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($128,950)
--- Danbury, CT ($121,560)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($117,860)

#12. Project management specialists

Honolulu, HI
- Annual mean salary: $77,280
- #410 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,130

National
- Annual mean salary: $98,420
- Employment: 743,860
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($133,950)
--- Birmingham-Hoover, AL ($130,250)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($125,330)

#11. Financial and investment analysts

Honolulu, HI
- Annual mean salary: $80,280
- #236 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 480

National
- Annual mean salary: $103,020
- Employment: 291,880
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($135,620)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($133,640)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($132,820)

#10. Financial risk specialists

Honolulu, HI
- Annual mean salary: $80,490
- #90 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

National
- Annual mean salary: $110,610
- Employment: 54,320
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($146,590)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($141,890)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($141,590)

#9. Insurance appraisers, auto damage

Honolulu, HI
- Annual mean salary: $82,520
- #5 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $68,180
- Employment: 11,430
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Salt Lake City, UT ($89,810)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($86,970)
--- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ($86,050)

#8. Tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents

Honolulu, HI
- Annual mean salary: $83,170
- #21 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $63,200
- Employment: 52,270
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Stockton-Lodi, CA ($102,470)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($99,710)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($98,850)

#7. Budget analysts

Honolulu, HI
- Annual mean salary: $83,490
- #54 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

National
- Annual mean salary: $84,240
- Employment: 47,440
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($114,670)
--- Iowa City, IA ($108,870)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($106,380)

#6. Cost estimators

Honolulu, HI
- Annual mean salary: $86,370
- #11 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 770

National
- Annual mean salary: $73,740
- Employment: 208,950
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($104,660)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($99,450)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($98,550)

#5. Management analysts

Honolulu, HI
- Annual mean salary: $86,490
- #251 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,220

National
- Annual mean salary: $100,530
- Employment: 768,450
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Dothan, AL ($135,020)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($127,320)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($125,250)

#4. Logisticians

Honolulu, HI
- Annual mean salary: $90,090
- #20 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 430

National
- Annual mean salary: $79,230
- Employment: 189,320
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- California-Lexington Park, MD ($115,100)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($111,740)
--- Kokomo, IN ($101,310)

#3. Personal financial advisors

Honolulu, HI
- Annual mean salary: $92,560
- #321 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 420

National
- Annual mean salary: $119,960
- Employment: 263,030
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Barnstable Town, MA ($172,780)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($161,010)
--- East Stroudsburg, PA ($158,790)

#2. Loan officers

Honolulu, HI
- Annual mean salary: $92,670
- #34 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 970

National
- Annual mean salary: $80,570
- Employment: 340,170
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($111,830)
--- Bend-Redmond, OR ($106,290)
--- Wilmington, NC ($104,930)

#1. Labor relations specialists

Honolulu, HI
- Annual mean salary: $104,620
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 350

National
- Annual mean salary: $77,070
- Employment: 63,810
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Urban Honolulu, HI ($104,620)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($98,470)
--- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ($97,520)

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