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Bank / Financial Examiner in Hawaii

State of Hawaiʻi Department of Human Resources Development (DHRD) lists 4 job classes for this work in the Hawaii state pay plan: Financial Inst Examiner I–IV.

$66,324 – $119,520
state pay plan range, a year
4
classes in the state plan
$62,720
median pay in HI, all employers
270
workers in HI (SOC 13-2061)

Sources: State of Hawaiʻi Department of Human Resources Development (DHRD), Hawaii Compensation Plans and Bargaining Unit Salary Schedules; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Hawaii state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective July 1, 2026. These are the ranges Hawaii sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and gradePublished rate
Financial Inst Examiner I
Class 2.400
Grade SR22
$66,324 – $94,440 a year
10 steps
  • Step D: $66,324 a year
  • Step E: $69,036 a year
  • Step F: $71,784 a year
  • Step G: $74,652 a year
  • Step H: $77,616 a year
  • Step I: $80,736 a year
  • Step J: $83,976 a year
  • Step K: $87,336 a year
  • Step L: $90,816 a year
  • Step M: $94,440 a year
Financial Inst Examiner II
Class 2.405
Grade SR24
$74,652 – $106,260 a year
10 steps
  • Step D: $74,652 a year
  • Step E: $77,616 a year
  • Step F: $80,736 a year
  • Step G: $83,976 a year
  • Step H: $87,336 a year
  • Step I: $90,816 a year
  • Step J: $94,440 a year
  • Step K: $98,244 a year
  • Step L: $102,204 a year
  • Step M: $106,260 a year
Financial Inst Examiner III
Class 2.413
Grade SR26
$80,736 – $114,912 a year
10 steps
  • Step D: $80,736 a year
  • Step E: $83,976 a year
  • Step F: $87,336 a year
  • Step G: $90,816 a year
  • Step H: $94,440 a year
  • Step I: $98,244 a year
  • Step J: $102,204 a year
  • Step K: $106,260 a year
  • Step L: $110,508 a year
  • Step M: $114,912 a year
Financial Inst Examiner IV
Class 2.414
Grade SR27
$83,976 – $119,520 a year
10 steps
  • Step D: $83,976 a year
  • Step E: $87,336 a year
  • Step F: $90,816 a year
  • Step G: $94,440 a year
  • Step H: $98,244 a year
  • Step I: $102,204 a year
  • Step J: $106,260 a year
  • Step K: $110,508 a year
  • Step L: $114,912 a year
  • Step M: $119,520 a year

Schedule: BU 13 Professional and Scientific (effective 07/01/2026). Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: State of Hawaiʻi Department of Human Resources Development (DHRD), Hawaii Compensation Plans and Bargaining Unit Salary Schedules. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Hawaii, all employers Sourced

Financial Examiners (SOC 13-2061) in Hawaii, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureHI
Workers270
10th percentile$49,440
Median$62,720
90th percentile$96,550
National median, government employers$106,440

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — national estimates by ownership. Data captured September 30, 2026.

More about this job

Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national Bank / Financial Examiner page.

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