State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Hawaii vs Oklahoma
Chefs and Head Cooks in Hawaii earn a median of $77,360. In Oklahoma, $58,540. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.5% — not 32.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+32.1%
Hawaii vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
+5.5%
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
Oklahoma
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $58,540
- p25
- $37,840
- p75
- $67,560
- p10
- $28,920
- p90
- $77,450
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.