The Queen's Medical Center

Hospital · Honolulu, Hawaii

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open roles, live count: 3.3
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On the floor

What the day-to-day looks like

Setting: Hospital
Shifts hiring now: Days 1 · Rotating 1

The city

Living in Honolulu, HI

Honolulu pairs Pacific island beauty with urban convenience, where palm-lined streets meet hospital corridors. Waikiki's shoreline and Diamond Head's slopes frame a compact capital city. Nurses relocating here trade mainland commutes for ocean views, though island living brings unique logistics worth weighing.

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State price level · Hawaii: 110; 10% above the national average

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities

Who they are

You would be looking at The Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu, with our two postings both listing $51.32 an hour—min and max do not move off that number. That is the pay picture we can show you today; sign-on, housing stipend, and contract-length figures are not on file.

Hospital · Honolulu
Hiring days & rotating

More about The Queen's Medical Center

Honolulu living costs are described locally as roughly 222% above the national average, so nurses relocating or coming in on a short stay often weigh inland Waikele for larger homes, outlets and daily amenities, and a central H-1 run toward town instead of paying closer-in prices in places like Kaimuki, Kahala, or Hawaii Kai. Hawaii uses a graduated state income tax, which shapes take-home differently than a flat-rate state. One gap to hold in view: Hawaii Pacific Health, nearby in our data, shows a higher hourly median at $56.61. Scheduling rules, float expectations, ratios, residency, and tuition help are not in what we can document yet, so those are questions you would bring to the conversation.

Why nurses stay

How they describe the culture

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What nurses say in reviews

The good

Posted hourly rate of $51.32 on our openings
Rate is consistent across the two postings we have (min and max match)
Honolulu location with Waikele as a commonly discussed higher-space, lower-cost base
H-1 access from Central Oahu toward Honolulu hospitals
Travel nurses already asking community housing questions for Queen’s short stays

The hard parts

Hawaii Pacific Health shows a higher hourly median ($56.61) in our data
Honolulu living costs described at roughly 222% above the national average
Pay sample is only two postings
No residency, tuition, loan help, scheduling, or ratio detail in our facts

“I came for the sign-on bonus. I stayed because on my hardest night, my whole team stayed with me.”

A nurse, on why they stayed

The reality check

Before you decide

Quick facts

Relationship: Direct employer
Roles last seen active: Aug 4, 2026
Website: queens.org ↗

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