The Hawaii Symphony is a full-time orchestra with a 19-week season that includes 64 core musicians and 20 per-service. Base pay for core musicians is $1,120.00/week with an additional 3% Electronic Media Guarantee ($33.60/week). Principal musicians receive an additional 25% positional guarantee ($280/week) while associate principals receive an additional 10% ($112/week). Per-service musicians are guaranteed a minimum of 66 services at $140.00/service base pay plus an additional 3% Electronic Media Guarantee ($4.20/service). Per the most recent negotiations, our 2025/26 season shall be 21 weeks. There is also the possibility of extra/non-guaranteed services that are not part of our 19-week season.