State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Hawaii vs Massachusetts
Chefs and Head Cooks in Hawaii earn a median of $77,360. In Massachusetts, $69,540. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7% — not 11.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+11.2%
Hawaii vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
+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
Massachusetts
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $69,540
- p25
- $54,120
- p75
- $83,050
- p10
- $47,460
- p90
- $99,270
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
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.