State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Hawaii vs Missouri
Chefs and Head Cooks in Hawaii earn a median of $77,360. In Missouri, $64,480. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1% — not 20%.
Nominal pay gap
+20%
Hawaii vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
-1%
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
Missouri
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $64,480
- p25
- $49,550
- p75
- $76,520
- p10
- $39,650
- p90
- $91,500
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
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.