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Office Clerk / Clerk Typist (government) in Hawaii

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

$37,692 – $66,660
state pay plan range, a year
4
classes in the state plan
$42,340
median pay in HI, all employers
12,930
workers in HI (SOC 43-9061)

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
Office Assistant II
Class 1.016
Grade SR06
$37,692 – $55,740 a year
11 steps
  • Step C: $37,692 a year
  • Step D: $39,156 a year
  • Step E: $40,824 a year
  • Step F: $42,444 a year
  • Step G: $44,112 a year
  • Step H: $45,828 a year
  • Step I: $47,736 a year
  • Step J: $49,596 a year
  • Step K: $51,540 a year
  • Step L: $53,628 a year
  • Step M: $55,740 a year
Office Assistant III
Class 1.017
Grade SR08
$39,192 – $58,008 a year
11 steps
  • Step C: $39,192 a year
  • Step D: $40,764 a year
  • Step E: $42,480 a year
  • Step F: $44,160 a year
  • Step G: $45,912 a year
  • Step H: $47,700 a year
  • Step I: $49,668 a year
  • Step J: $51,636 a year
  • Step K: $53,652 a year
  • Step L: $55,812 a year
  • Step M: $58,008 a year
Office Assistant IV
Class 1.018
Grade SR10
$41,652 – $61,596 a year
11 steps
  • Step C: $41,652 a year
  • Step D: $43,272 a year
  • Step E: $44,976 a year
  • Step F: $46,800 a year
  • Step G: $48,648 a year
  • Step H: $50,652 a year
  • Step I: $52,656 a year
  • Step J: $54,756 a year
  • Step K: $56,904 a year
  • Step L: $59,196 a year
  • Step M: $61,596 a year
Office Assistant V
Class 1.019
Grade SR12
$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

Schedule: BU 03 White Collar, Non-Supervisory (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

Office Clerks, General (SOC 43-9061) in Hawaii, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureHI
Workers12,930
10th percentile$31,050
Median$42,340
90th percentile$62,040
National median, government employers$46,170

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 Office Clerk / Clerk Typist (government) page.

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