State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Hawaii vs Indiana
Chefs and Head Cooks in Hawaii earn a median of $77,360. In Indiana, $52,190. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.7% — not 48.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+48.2%
Hawaii vs Indiana
COL-adjusted gap
+25.7%
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
Indiana
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $52,190
- p25
- $39,110
- p75
- $64,990
- p10
- $30,930
- p90
- $82,430
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
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.