State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Florida vs Hawaii
Chefs and Head Cooks in Hawaii earn a median of $77,360. In Florida, $58,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.9% — not 24.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-24.7%
Florida vs Hawaii
COL-adjusted gap
-19.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Florida
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $58,240
- p25
- $43,680
- p75
- $75,840
- p10
- $31,920
- p90
- $92,300
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -57%
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.