State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Colorado vs Hawaii
Chefs and Head Cooks in Hawaii earn a median of $77,360. In Colorado, $65,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.8% — not 15.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-15.5%
Colorado vs Hawaii
COL-adjusted gap
-9.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Colorado
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $65,400
- p25
- $58,220
- p75
- $79,420
- p10
- $46,330
- p90
- $93,270
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
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.