State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Hawaii vs Ohio
Chefs and Head Cooks in Hawaii earn a median of $77,360. In Ohio, $53,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.9% — not 43.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+43.3%
Hawaii vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+20.9%
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
Ohio
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $53,990
- p25
- $45,760
- p75
- $74,130
- p10
- $38,370
- p90
- $89,960
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.