State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Hawaii vs New Jersey
Chefs and Head Cooks in Hawaii earn a median of $77,360. In New Jersey, $74,280. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3% — not 4.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+4.1%
Hawaii vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+3%
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 Jersey
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $74,280
- p25
- $59,860
- p75
- $82,200
- p10
- $49,200
- p90
- $100,100
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.