State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Hawaii vs Oregon
Chefs and Head Cooks in Hawaii earn a median of $77,360. In Oregon, $63,600. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.3% — not 21.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+21.6%
Hawaii vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
+14.3%
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
Oregon
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $63,600
- p25
- $53,660
- p75
- $77,420
- p10
- $45,910
- p90
- $95,180
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.