Highest paying jobs in Honolulu that require a graduate degree

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#50. Librarians and media collections specialists

- Median annual wage: $58,910
- Median hourly wage: $28.32
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 230 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#49. Educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors

- Median annual wage: $59,010
- Median hourly wage: $28.37
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 1,080 people (2.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#48. Instructional coordinators

- Median annual wage: $60,580
- Median hourly wage: $29.13
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 460 people (1.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#47. Business teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $61,830
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 650 people (1.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#46. Health specialties teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $61,920
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 120 people (0.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#45. Education teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $62,820
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 650 people (1.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#44. Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $63,510
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 340 people (0.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#43. Athletic trainers

- Median annual wage: $64,060
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 130 people (0.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#42. Acupuncturists

- Median annual wage: $65,460
- Median hourly wage: $31.47
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 120 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#41. History teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $65,780
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 50 people (0.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#40. Mental health and substance abuse social workers

- Median annual wage: $65,920
- Median hourly wage: $31.69
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 400 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#39. Historians

- Median annual wage: $71,830
- Median hourly wage: $34.53
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#38. Marriage and family therapists

- Median annual wage: $74,960
- Median hourly wage: $36.04
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 80 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#37. Statisticians

- Median annual wage: $75,570
- Median hourly wage: $36.33
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 100 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#36. Healthcare social workers

- Median annual wage: $76,730
- Median hourly wage: $36.89
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 620 people (1.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#35. Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $76,860
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 130 people (0.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#34. Urban and regional planners

- Median annual wage: $77,960
- Median hourly wage: $37.48
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 350 people (0.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#33. Anthropologists and archeologists

- Median annual wage: $81,260
- Median hourly wage: $39.07
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 170 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#32. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

- Median annual wage: $81,470
- Median hourly wage: $39.17
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 140 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#31. Biological science teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $81,680
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 130 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#30. Psychiatrists

- Median annual wage: $89,330
- Median hourly wage: $42.95
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 110 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#29. Genetic counselors

- Median annual wage: $90,230
- Median hourly wage: $43.38
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#28. Occupational therapists

- Median annual wage: $97,230
- Median hourly wage: $46.75
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 300 people (0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#27. Physicists

- Median annual wage: $98,680
- Median hourly wage: $47.44
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#26. Lawyers

- Median annual wage: $99,240
- Median hourly wage: $47.71
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 1,840 people (4.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#25. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

- Median annual wage: $101,110
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 1,110 people (2.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#24. Physical therapists

- Median annual wage: $101,590
- Median hourly wage: $48.84
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 810 people (1.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#23. Clinical and counseling psychologists

- Median annual wage: $101,980
- Median hourly wage: $49.03
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 320 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#22. Veterinarians

- Median annual wage: $103,630
- Median hourly wage: $49.82
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 220 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#21. Speech-language pathologists

- Median annual wage: $104,630
- Median hourly wage: $50.30
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 110 people (0.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#20. Economists

- Median annual wage: $106,890
- Median hourly wage: $51.39
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#19. Psychologists, all other

- Median annual wage: $120,600
- Median hourly wage: $57.98
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 100 people (0.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#18. Computer and information research scientists

- Median annual wage: $127,110
- Median hourly wage: $61.11
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 110 people (0.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#17. Computer science teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $132,800
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 80 people (0.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#16. Physician assistants

- Median annual wage: $133,000
- Median hourly wage: $63.94
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 160 people (0.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#15. Optometrists

- Median annual wage: $134,410
- Median hourly wage: $64.62
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 210 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#14. Nurse practitioners

- Median annual wage: $135,760
- Median hourly wage: $65.27
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 430 people (1.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#13. Pharmacists

- Median annual wage: $139,470
- Median hourly wage: $67.05
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 610 people (1.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#12. Nurse midwives

- Median annual wage: $165,480
- Median hourly wage: $79.56
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#11. Physicians, pathologists

- Median annual wage: $216,970
- Median hourly wage: $104.31
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#10. Pediatricians, general

- Median annual wage: $221,960
- Median hourly wage: $106.71
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 240 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Anesthesiologists (tie)

- Median annual wage: Exact median salary unknown; at least $239,200 per year or $115 per hour
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Cardiologists (tie)

- Median annual wage: Exact median salary unknown; at least $239,200 per year or $115 per hour
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Family medicine physicians (tie)

- Median annual wage: Exact median salary unknown; at least $239,200 per year or $115 per hour
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 160 people (0.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. General internal medicine physicians (tie)

- Median annual wage: Exact median salary unknown; at least $239,200 per year or $115 per hour
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Obstetricians and gynecologists (tie)

- Median annual wage: Exact median salary unknown; at least $239,200 per year or $115 per hour
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 150 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Radiologists (tie)

- Median annual wage: Exact median salary unknown; at least $239,200 per year or $115 per hour
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 70 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Physicians, all other (tie)

- Median annual wage: Exact median salary unknown; at least $239,200 per year or $115 per hour
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 1,280 people (3.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Orthopedic surgeons, except pediatric (tie)

- Median annual wage: Exact median salary unknown; at least $239,200 per year or $115 per hour
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Surgeons, all other (tie)

- Median annual wage: Exact median salary unknown; at least $239,200 per year or $115 per hour
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

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