State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Delaware vs Hawaii
Chefs and Head Cooks in Hawaii earn a median of $77,360. In Delaware, $61,440. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.5% — not 20.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-20.6%
Delaware vs Hawaii
COL-adjusted gap
-12.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Delaware
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $61,440
- p25
- $56,160
- p75
- $76,310
- p10
- $49,920
- p90
- $84,680
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 99.8
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.