State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Hawaii vs Mississippi
Chefs and Head Cooks in Hawaii earn a median of $77,360. In Mississippi, $54,850. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.5% — not 41%.
Nominal pay gap
+41%
Hawaii vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+11.5%
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
Mississippi
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $54,850
- p25
- $37,180
- p75
- $76,350
- p10
- $30,900
- p90
- $83,850
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.