State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Hawaii vs Idaho
Chefs and Head Cooks in Hawaii earn a median of $77,360. In Idaho, $52,000. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.2% — not 48.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+48.8%
Hawaii vs Idaho
COL-adjusted gap
+29.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Idaho
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $52,000
- p25
- $42,330
- p75
- $66,930
- p10
- $33,590
- p90
- $83,240
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 95.5
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.