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Eligibility Worker / Benefits Specialist in Hawaii

State of Hawaiʻi Department of Human Resources Development (DHRD) lists 5 job classes for this work in the Hawaii state pay plan: Eligibility Worker I–V.

$44,976 – $98,328
state pay plan range, a year
5
classes in the state plan
$54,970
median pay in HI, all employers
610
workers in HI (SOC 43-4061)

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
Eligibility Worker I
Class 3.082
Grade SR12 · BU 03 White Collar, Non-Supervisory (effective 07/01/2026)
$44,976 – $66,660 a year
11 steps
  • Step C: $44,976 a year
  • Step D: $46,800 a year
  • Step E: $48,648 a year
  • Step F: $50,652 a year
  • Step G: $52,656 a year
  • Step H: $54,756 a year
  • Step I: $56,904 a year
  • Step J: $59,196 a year
  • Step K: $61,596 a year
  • Step L: $64,056 a year
  • Step M: $66,660 a year
Eligibility Worker II
Class 3.083
Grade SR14 · BU 03 White Collar, Non-Supervisory (effective 07/01/2026)
$48,648 – $72,036 a year
11 steps
  • Step C: $48,648 a year
  • Step D: $50,652 a year
  • Step E: $52,656 a year
  • Step F: $54,756 a year
  • Step G: $56,904 a year
  • Step H: $59,196 a year
  • Step I: $61,596 a year
  • Step J: $64,056 a year
  • Step K: $66,660 a year
  • Step L: $69,216 a year
  • Step M: $72,036 a year
Eligibility Worker III
Class 3.084
Grade SR16 · BU 03 White Collar, Non-Supervisory (effective 07/01/2026)
$52,656 – $77,880 a year
11 steps
  • Step C: $52,656 a year
  • Step D: $54,756 a year
  • Step E: $56,904 a year
  • Step F: $59,196 a year
  • Step G: $61,596 a year
  • Step H: $64,056 a year
  • Step I: $66,660 a year
  • Step J: $69,216 a year
  • Step K: $72,036 a year
  • Step L: $74,904 a year
  • Step M: $77,880 a year
Eligibility Worker IV
Class 3.085
Grade SR18 · BU 03 White Collar, Non-Supervisory (effective 07/01/2026)
$56,904 – $84,240 a year
11 steps
  • Step C: $56,904 a year
  • Step D: $59,196 a year
  • Step E: $61,596 a year
  • Step F: $64,056 a year
  • Step G: $66,660 a year
  • Step H: $69,216 a year
  • Step I: $72,036 a year
  • Step J: $74,904 a year
  • Step K: $77,880 a year
  • Step L: $81,048 a year
  • Step M: $84,240 a year
Eligibility Worker V
Class 3.086
Grade SR20 · BU 04 White Collar, Supervisory (effective 07/01/2026)
$66,384 – $98,328 a year
11 steps
  • Step C: $66,384 a year
  • Step D: $69,012 a year
  • Step E: $71,832 a year
  • Step F: $74,628 a year
  • Step G: $77,628 a year
  • Step H: $80,748 a year
  • Step I: $83,940 a year
  • Step J: $87,372 a year
  • Step K: $90,768 a year
  • Step L: $94,500 a year
  • Step M: $98,328 a year

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

Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs (SOC 43-4061) in Hawaii, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureHI
Workers610
10th percentile$43,440
Median$54,970
90th percentile$72,360
National median, government employers$55,330

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 Eligibility Worker / Benefits Specialist page.

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