State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Hawaii vs Maine
Chefs and Head Cooks in Hawaii earn a median of $77,360. In Maine, $57,010. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.8% — not 35.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+35.7%
Hawaii vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
+19.8%
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
Maine
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $57,010
- p25
- $55,070
- p75
- $63,060
- p10
- $48,430
- p90
- $81,120
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.