State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Alaska vs Hawaii
Chefs and Head Cooks in Hawaii earn a median of $77,360. In Alaska, $52,190. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.5% — not 32.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-32.5%
Alaska vs Hawaii
COL-adjusted gap
-27.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $52,190
- p25
- $41,390
- p75
- $73,120
- p10
- $39,170
- p90
- $91,520
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
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.