State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Hawaii vs North Dakota
Chefs and Head Cooks in Hawaii earn a median of $77,360. In North Dakota, $74,740. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.3% — not 3.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+3.5%
Hawaii vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
-16.3%
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
North Dakota
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $74,740
- p25
- $48,940
- p75
- $78,700
- p10
- $48,240
- p90
- $85,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.