State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Arizona vs Hawaii
Chefs and Head Cooks in Hawaii earn a median of $77,360. In Arizona, $59,890. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.4% — not 22.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-22.6%
Arizona vs Hawaii
COL-adjusted gap
-15.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arizona
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $59,890
- p25
- $38,480
- p75
- $74,990
- p10
- $33,970
- p90
- $95,240
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
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.