State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Hawaii vs Iowa
Chefs and Head Cooks in Hawaii earn a median of $77,360. In Iowa, $47,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.7% — not 61.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+61.2%
Hawaii vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+28.7%
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
Iowa
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $47,990
- p25
- $42,620
- p75
- $59,380
- p10
- $36,770
- p90
- $74,730
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.