State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Hawaii vs New Mexico
Chefs and Head Cooks in Hawaii earn a median of $77,360. In New Mexico, $62,250. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.2% — not 24.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+24.3%
Hawaii vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
+4.2%
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 Mexico
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $62,250
- p25
- $48,540
- p75
- $83,260
- p10
- $43,370
- p90
- $100,010
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.