State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Hawaii vs New York
Chefs and Head Cooks in Hawaii earn a median of $77,360. In New York, $70,670. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.4% — not 9.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+9.5%
Hawaii vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+7.4%
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 York
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $70,670
- p25
- $55,070
- p75
- $93,240
- p10
- $46,260
- p90
- $120,370
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +50%
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.