State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Georgia vs Hawaii
Chefs and Head Cooks in Hawaii earn a median of $77,360. In Georgia, $66,230. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2.2% — not 14.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-14.4%
Georgia vs Hawaii
COL-adjusted gap
-2.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Georgia
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $66,230
- p25
- $50,220
- p75
- $90,350
- p10
- $43,300
- p90
- $100,970
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
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.