State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Hawaii vs Illinois
Chefs and Head Cooks in Hawaii earn a median of $77,360. In Illinois, $58,830. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.5% — not 31.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+31.5%
Hawaii vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+19.5%
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
Illinois
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $58,830
- p25
- $50,000
- p75
- $73,620
- p10
- $40,330
- p90
- $88,420
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 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.