State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Hawaii vs Maryland
Chefs and Head Cooks in Hawaii earn a median of $77,360. In Maryland, $61,590. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.9% — not 25.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+25.6%
Hawaii vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
+19.9%
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
Maryland
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $61,590
- p25
- $45,030
- p75
- $78,590
- p10
- $38,310
- p90
- $100,330
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
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.