State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Hawaii vs Nebraska
Chefs and Head Cooks in Hawaii earn a median of $77,360. In Nebraska, $60,510. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.7% — not 27.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+27.8%
Hawaii vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
+4.7%
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
Nebraska
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $60,510
- p25
- $46,020
- p75
- $81,660
- p10
- $39,650
- p90
- $99,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.