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Veterans Service Officer in Hawaii

State of Hawaiʻi Department of Human Resources Development (DHRD) lists 3 job classes for this work in the Hawaii state pay plan: Veterans SVCS Counselor II–IV.

$56,700 – $94,440
state pay plan range, a year
3
classes in the state plan
$61,000
median pay in HI, all employers
760
workers in HI (SOC 21-1099)

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
Veterans SVCS Counselor II
Class 3.404
Grade SR18
$56,700 – $80,736 a year
10 steps
  • Step D: $56,700 a year
  • Step E: $58,944 a year
  • Step F: $61,284 a year
  • Step G: $63,768 a year
  • Step H: $66,324 a year
  • Step I: $69,036 a year
  • Step J: $71,784 a year
  • Step K: $74,652 a year
  • Step L: $77,616 a year
  • Step M: $80,736 a year
Veterans SVCS Counselor III
Class 3.405
Grade SR20
$61,284 – $87,336 a year
10 steps
  • Step D: $61,284 a year
  • Step E: $63,768 a year
  • Step F: $66,324 a year
  • Step G: $69,036 a year
  • Step H: $71,784 a year
  • Step I: $74,652 a year
  • Step J: $77,616 a year
  • Step K: $80,736 a year
  • Step L: $83,976 a year
  • Step M: $87,336 a year
Veterans SVCS Counselor IV
Class 3.406
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

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

Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other (SOC 21-1099) in Hawaii, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureHI
Workers760
10th percentile$38,200
Median$61,000
90th percentile$89,270
National median, government employers$62,950

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 Veterans Service Officer page.

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