State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Connecticut vs Hawaii
Chefs and Head Cooks in Hawaii earn a median of $77,360. In Connecticut, $64,310. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.7% — not 16.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-16.9%
Connecticut vs Hawaii
COL-adjusted gap
-11.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Connecticut
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $64,310
- p25
- $51,160
- p75
- $77,800
- p10
- $44,530
- p90
- $99,870
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.6
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.