State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Alabama vs Hawaii
Chefs and Head Cooks in Hawaii earn a median of $77,360. In Alabama, $62,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 0.1% — not 19.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-19.3%
Alabama vs Hawaii
COL-adjusted gap
-0.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $62,400
- p25
- $50,900
- p75
- $74,130
- p10
- $39,940
- p90
- $85,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
Hawaii
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $77,360
- p25
- $54,530
- p75
- $98,640
- p10
- $48,970
- p90
- $118,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.0
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.