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Engineering Technician (DOT) in Hawaii

State of Hawaiʻi Department of Human Resources Development (DHRD) lists 4 job classes for this work in the Hawaii state pay plan: Engineering Technician V–VIII.

$50,652 – $102,216
state pay plan range, a year
4
classes in the state plan
$64,410
median pay in HI, all employers
120
workers in HI (SOC 17-3022)

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
Engineering Technician V
Class 7.509
Grade SR15 · BU 03 White Collar, Non-Supervisory (effective 07/01/2026)
$50,652 – $74,904 a year
11 steps
  • Step C: $50,652 a year
  • Step D: $52,656 a year
  • Step E: $54,756 a year
  • Step F: $56,904 a year
  • Step G: $59,196 a year
  • Step H: $61,596 a year
  • Step I: $64,056 a year
  • Step J: $66,660 a year
  • Step K: $69,216 a year
  • Step L: $72,036 a year
  • Step M: $74,904 a year
Engineering Technician VI
Class 7.512
Grade SR17 · BU 03 White Collar, Non-Supervisory (effective 07/01/2026)
$54,756 – $81,048 a year
11 steps
  • Step C: $54,756 a year
  • Step D: $56,904 a year
  • Step E: $59,196 a year
  • Step F: $61,596 a year
  • Step G: $64,056 a year
  • Step H: $66,660 a year
  • Step I: $69,216 a year
  • Step J: $72,036 a year
  • Step K: $74,904 a year
  • Step L: $77,880 a year
  • Step M: $81,048 a year
Engineering Technician VII
Class 7.514
Grade SR19 · BU 03 White Collar, Non-Supervisory (effective 07/01/2026)
$59,196 – $87,660 a year
11 steps
  • Step C: $59,196 a year
  • Step D: $61,596 a year
  • Step E: $64,056 a year
  • Step F: $66,660 a year
  • Step G: $69,216 a year
  • Step H: $72,036 a year
  • Step I: $74,904 a year
  • Step J: $77,880 a year
  • Step K: $81,048 a year
  • Step L: $84,240 a year
  • Step M: $87,660 a year
Engineering Technician VIII
Class 7.516
Grade SR21 · BU 04 White Collar, Supervisory (effective 07/01/2026)
$69,012 – $102,216 a year
11 steps
  • Step C: $69,012 a year
  • Step D: $71,832 a year
  • Step E: $74,628 a year
  • Step F: $77,628 a year
  • Step G: $80,748 a year
  • Step H: $83,940 a year
  • Step I: $87,372 a year
  • Step J: $90,768 a year
  • Step K: $94,500 a year
  • Step L: $98,328 a year
  • Step M: $102,216 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

Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians (SOC 17-3022) in Hawaii, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureHI
Workers120
10th percentile$52,000
Median$64,410
90th percentile$81,860
National median, government employers$67,040

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.

Free practice tests for Hawaii

Source: Open Exam Prep, Open Exam Prep free practice tests. Data captured October 1, 2026. Each link was opened and its exam title checked on the date shown.

More about this job

Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national Engineering Technician (DOT) page.

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