How Hawaii taxes your paycheck
Hawaii has progressive income tax rates from 1.4% to 11% for tax year 2026, in 12 brackets. Before the rate applies, the calculator subtracts a standard deduction of $8,000 for single filers, $16,000 for married couples filing jointly and $12,000 for heads of household and a personal exemption of $1,144 per filer ($2,288 for a married couple).
Traditional 401(k) contributions are excluded from Hawaii taxable wages, and Section 125 health premiums are excluded.
Figures are from Hawaii Department of Taxation Announcement 2024-03: Act 46 individual income tax changes (tax year 2026).
Take-home pay examples in Hawaii
A single filer earning $60,000 in Hawaii, paid every two weeks, takes home about $1,820.53 per paycheck, or $47,334 a year. Of the $60,000, $5,020 goes to federal income tax, $4,590 to Social Security and Medicare, and $2,756 to Hawaii income tax, plus $300 of state payroll contributions.
At $100,000, take-home pay is about $72,994 a year ($2,807.45 per paycheck), with $5,796 of Hawaii income tax. A married couple filing jointly on one $100,000 salary keeps about $80,270, because of the larger standard deduction and wider brackets. The table below shows more salaries.
Hawaii payroll contributions
Hawaii Temporary Disability Insurance (TDI): 0.5% of wages up to $78,011 a year (tax year 2026; official source). This is deducted from your pay in addition to income tax and is included in the calculator.
Local income taxes in Hawaii
Hawaii has no local income taxes on wages.
Hourly pay in Hawaii
A full-time worker earning $20 an hour (40 hours a week, $41,600 a year) in Hawaii takes home about $1,306.28 every two weeks, or $653.14 a week on average, as a single filer. Hawaii income tax takes $1,434 of that pay a year, an effective state rate of 3.448%. Choose Hourly wage in the calculator to enter your own rate and hours.
What else to know about Hawaii taxes
2026 standard deductions rose to $8,000 single, $16,000 joint and $12,000 head of household; the brackets are unchanged from 2025.
Hawaii Temporary Disability Insurance (TDI): employees pay at most 0.5% of weekly wages, capped at $7.50 a week ($390 a year). This estimate applies it as 0.5% of annual wages up to $78,010.92 (52 × the $1,500.21 weekly wage base). Some employers pay the full premium.
What this estimate does not include
Tax credits, itemized deductions, other income, overtime, bonuses and post-tax deductions are not included, and actual withholding follows your Form W-4 and Hawaii's own withholding rules. Use it as a planning estimate. For the method and the federal rules, see the main paycheck calculator.