Originally Posted by
eccentricfusion
The $22/hr rate is true (it is mentioned often in local articles, like
here). There is a lot of backlash from the local population to that, since it is fairly high pay for unskilled labor, especially since many people living in Hawaii are working jobs that require degrees and experience get paid less than that.
And, of course, its not just $22 an hour, it also includes pension contributions and a decent healthcare plan, which can be as much as 50 percent more, which basically brings the fully loaded cost of a housekeeper to $75,000 a year.
Hawaii is, of course, an expensive place to live.