State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Hawaii vs New Hampshire
Chefs and Head Cooks in Hawaii earn a median of $77,360. In New Hampshire, $63,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.6% — not 22%.
Nominal pay gap
+22%
Hawaii vs New Hampshire
COL-adjusted gap
+15.6%
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
New Hampshire
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $63,400
- p25
- $52,510
- p75
- $76,300
- p10
- $40,220
- p90
- $95,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 104.2
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.