Most public employees across Hawaiʻi pull down similar salaries for similar jobs once you drop below the ranks of executives and other leaders. But wages for some county-level positions can depend on which island you live on, adding to the challenges government faces in filling chronic vacancies.
One standout, given the entrenched challenges facing Honolulu’s Department of Planning and Permitting, are salaries for Building Plans Examiners. Kauaʻi County pays a Building Plans Examiner II $73,428, while in Honolulu they are paid just $58,008.
Salary levels can vary across other county departments as well, according to compensation data obtained from local government for Civil Beat’s latest salary database update…