State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Hawaii vs Nevada
Chefs and Head Cooks in Hawaii earn a median of $77,360. In Nevada, $62,380. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.7% — not 24%.
Nominal pay gap
+24%
Hawaii vs Nevada
COL-adjusted gap
+12.7%
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
Nevada
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $62,380
- p25
- $49,920
- p75
- $78,650
- p10
- $36,410
- p90
- $100,980
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.