State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Hawaii vs Louisiana
Chefs and Head Cooks in Hawaii earn a median of $77,360. In Louisiana, $45,570. After cost-of-living, the gap is 36.1% — not 69.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+69.8%
Hawaii vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+36.1%
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
Louisiana
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $45,570
- p25
- $39,650
- p75
- $59,020
- p10
- $32,320
- p90
- $86,750
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.