State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Hawaii vs Montana
Chefs and Head Cooks in Hawaii earn a median of $77,360. In Montana, $57,470. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.8% — not 34.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+34.6%
Hawaii vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+15.8%
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
Montana
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $57,470
- p25
- $48,890
- p75
- $72,020
- p10
- $38,200
- p90
- $80,180
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.