State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Arkansas vs Hawaii
Chefs and Head Cooks in Hawaii earn a median of $77,360. In Arkansas, $46,170. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.5% — not 40.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-40.3%
Arkansas vs Hawaii
COL-adjusted gap
-24.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arkansas
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $46,170
- p25
- $39,430
- p75
- $64,970
- p10
- $33,500
- p90
- $87,730
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
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.