Customer Support Specialist salary in Honolulu, HI

Pay in Honolulu against Hawaii and the US

Customer support specialists at the 90th percentile earn $62,860, 2.0 times the 10th percentile; the US ratio is 2.0. The middle half of customer support specialists in Honolulu earns $37,490–$50,080. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is only $12,590 wide, against $13,500 across Hawaii and $14,910 nationally: employers in Honolulu pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for a customer support specialist here

An offer at the 75th percentile instead of the median adds $5,450 a year in pay and about $7,032 in employer cost. Going down to the 25th percentile saves $7,140 in pay. These percentiles describe what people in the job earn locally, not experience levels, so place your offer by the tasks and seniority you need.

For scale, the US median of $44,770 falls between the median and the 75th percentile in Honolulu, and the Hawaii statewide median of $45,650 falls there too.

What a hire really costs in Honolulu

At the $44,630 median, a local hire costs about $57,587 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $12,957 here. Recruiting, equipment and office space come on top. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

Our open customer support specialist roles pay $700–$1,000 a month under a direct contract. The one-time fee is $2,500³ with a 180-day replacement; paying through Deel adds $49 a month⁴. Change any number below to match your plan.

A local hire here costs about 4.3 times as much as a remote hire in year one at the midpoint of our range. From year two, when the fee drops out, it is 5.3 times the remote figure of $10,788. About the candidates: most apply through our assessment platform with a written and a spoken English task; each profile shows the English level (B1–C2); Silkstaff interviews every shortlisted candidate live, in English, before you meet them.

Other roles in Honolulu

Of the 17 roles we track in Honolulu, this one ranks #16 by median pay, between e-commerce order specialists ($46,750) and virtual receptionists ($39,960). Executive Assistant is the highest at $80,600.

Measured against the US median, customer support specialists rank #9 of the 17 roles we track in Honolulu (-0.3%), between paralegals (-0.1%) and recruiters (-0.6%). The typical role here is at -0.3%, so this job follows the area's general pay level. Customer support specialists hold 15.8% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Honolulu, 14.8% across Hawaii and 16.4% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

Other areas in Hawaii

Across the 3 areas of Hawaii with data for this job, the median runs from $44,630 in Honolulu to $49,750 in Kahului-Wailuku, a gap of $5,120 a year. No other area in Hawaii has as many customer support specialists, and none of the others pays less.

Honolulu against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Honolulu is #69 of 520 US areas for this job. It is one of the larger markets for this job, with pay near the middle of the US range. Outside Hawaii, Pittsfield and Missoula pay just above Honolulu and Billings and Anchorage just below. All four are within $70 a year of the median in Honolulu. Of the three markets with about as many customer support specialists, none pays as much.

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