Sales Managers salary in Hawaii

Sales Managers in Hawaii had a median annual wage of $116,640 in 2024, about 17% below the US median of $140,418. That gap is worth pausing on. Hawaii is not a low-wage state in general, so the shortfall likely reflects the kinds of businesses that dominate here: hospitality, retail, and tourism-adjacent trade, sectors where sales management roles tend to pay less than in financial services or technology.

The spread across earners is wide. At the 10th percentile the figure was $69,580. At the 90th it was $209,810, roughly three times as much. That range signals something real: experience level, industry, and the size of the sales team you manage all pull the number in different directions. A sales manager at a mid-size hospitality company sits in a very different pay bracket than one running a regional team for a national distributor.

Hawaii's cost-of-living index sits at 113.2, meaning everyday expenses run about 13% above the national baseline. After accounting for that, the $116,640 median is closer to $103,000 in national-baseline purchasing terms. That puts Hawaii's real wage well below the adjusted national median, widening the gap beyond the nominal 17%.

BLS projects average growth for this occupation nationally between 2024 and 2034, at 4.7%. That is a useful floor estimate for Hawaii, though the state's job market is smaller and more concentrated. With only 1,810 Sales Manager positions recorded in 2024, individual openings here tend to be competitive.