How Much Does a Surgical Tech Make in Hawaii in 2026?

A typical Surgical Tech in Hawaii earns about $39.73 per hour ($82,640 per year), per the latest government wage data (May 2025). That works out to roughly $6,887 a month and $1,589 a week, both figures calculated from the annual number. These figures cover the broad middle of Surgical Techs working across the state. Pay varies by setting, experience, and location within Hawaii.

Hawaii's typical hourly pay of $39.73 sits 28% above the national hourly figure of $31.08, and the state's typical annual pay of $82,640 compares with $64,650 nationwide. That gap puts Hawaii at number 1 among the 51 states ranked for Surgical Tech pay. About 290 Surgical Techs work across the state, a small workforce next to the 117,460 counted nationwide. High pay in a small market still reflects real, local wage data.

Entry-level positions in Hawaii typically offer around $18.93 an hour, or about $39,370 a year. New Surgical Techs often start near this figure while they build hands-on experience in the operating room. Within a few years, pay for most typically moves up toward the state's typical figure of $82,640 a year. Setting and caseload during those early years shape how quickly that happens.

Experienced Surgical Techs in Hawaii often earn upwards of $42.39 an hour, or $88,160 a year, and the top 10% of earners make over $45.20 an hour, or $94,010 a year. That leaves a spread of $54,640 between entry-level and top pay in the state. Experience, work setting, and city within Hawaii tend to separate the two ends. Surgical Techs in larger surgical centers or specialized units often move toward the higher end faster.

Hawaii's typical Surgical Tech pay rose from $52,490 in 2015 to $82,640 in 2025, a gain of $30,150. That is a 57% rise over the decade. The climb wasn't a straight line; pay dipped in a few years along the way before picking up sharply after 2022. By 2025, typical pay had reached its highest point in the ten-year record.

Nationally, typical Surgical Tech pay rose 46% over the same ten years, so Hawaii's gain outpaced the national trend. Someone starting as a Surgical Tech in Hawaii today enters a field where pay has moved up substantially over the past decade. That pattern describes what has already happened and is not a promise about future pay.

Hawaii's wage data covers Surgical Tech pay for Urban Honolulu, the state's one reported metro area, where typical pay runs $87,330 a year, or $41.99 an hour. That figure sits about 6% above the statewide typical of $82,640. With only one metro area reported, pay for Surgical Techs across Hawaii is fairly uniform rather than split across a range of local markets.

Urban Honolulu is also the only city in the state's data, so there is no meaningful spread between a high- and low-paying city in Hawaii. It is home to the largest Surgical Tech workforce in the state, with 230 of the state's 290 Surgical Techs working there. Honolulu's higher cost of living compared with much of the mainland helps explain why pay there runs above the national figure.

Surgical Techs in Hawaii typically earn $82,640 a year, a figure that has climbed 57% over the past decade. Pay in the state runs above the national figure, with Urban Honolulu leading and holding the largest share of the workforce. Readers weighing a move or a new career should check Hawaii's state licensing or registry requirements and review city-level pages for local pay figures before deciding where to work.