Veterinary Technician Salary in Hawaii

At the median, Hawaii sits $1,170 above the nation: $48,550 against $47,380, or 2%, a rank of 19th among the 51 jurisdictions that publish one.

The hourly median of $23.34 is also 2% above the national $22.78.

The lower quartile runs well above national levels: the 25th percentile is 18% higher, $45,930 against $38,910, though the 10th percentile is only 1% higher, $35,990 against $35,710.

The pattern reverses higher up.

The Hawaii 75th percentile, $54,950, is 5% below the national $57,650, and the 90th percentile, $62,660, is 1% below the national $63,180.

A technician benchmarking an offer against national figures above the median would overstate what the Hawaii distribution shows.

Half of Hawaii's counted technicians earned between $45,930 and $54,950 — a band $9,020 wide.

Nationally the same band runs from $38,910 to $57,650, which is $18,740 wide.

From the 10th percentile ($35,990) to the 90th ($62,660), Hawaii spans $26,670, against $27,470 nationally — close to the national span even though the middle band is much tighter.

The median also sits much closer to the 25th percentile than to the 75th: $2,620 above the one and $6,400 below the other.

OEWS does not explain why a distribution takes this shape, so this page does not assign it a cause.

BLS estimates that 270 veterinary technologists and technicians were employed in Hawaii, 50th among the 51 jurisdictions that publish a median.

A small headcount does not change how the percentiles above are calculated, but it does mean each percentile reflects fewer individual technicians than in a larger jurisdiction.

That is a reason to read Hawaii's figures as describing a small, specific group of workers rather than to extrapolate too far from them.

The estimate is a headcount of people in jobs during the survey period, not a count of open positions.

Hawaii credentials veterinary technicians through the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, not the Board of Veterinary Medicine that licenses veterinarians.

Under HRS chapter 472, using the title veterinary technician, registered veterinary technician, or the letters RVT or VT requires a VT registration; the statute protects the title rather than reserving specific tasks.

An applicant must be at least eighteen, pass the VTNE, and complete an AVMA-accredited program or hold a comparable out-of-state credential.

No continuing-education requirement was found, and registration renews biennially, by June 30 of every even-numbered year.

The full requirements page linked below covers every route and fee.