State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: California vs Hawaii
Chefs and Head Cooks in Hawaii earn a median of $77,360. In California, $64,500. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.2% — not 16.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-16.6%
California vs Hawaii
COL-adjusted gap
-17.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $64,500
- p25
- $46,320
- p75
- $81,040
- p10
- $37,380
- p90
- $101,870
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +29%
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.