State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Hawaii vs Michigan
Chefs and Head Cooks in Hawaii earn a median of $77,360. In Michigan, $60,070. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.6% — not 28.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+28.8%
Hawaii vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+12.6%
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
Michigan
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $60,070
- p25
- $48,970
- p75
- $74,090
- p10
- $42,170
- p90
- $82,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
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.