State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Hawaii vs Pennsylvania
Chefs and Head Cooks in Hawaii earn a median of $77,360. In Pennsylvania, $63,860. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.5% — not 21.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+21.1%
Hawaii vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+7.5%
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
Pennsylvania
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $63,860
- p25
- $49,280
- p75
- $81,790
- p10
- $39,040
- p90
- $95,830
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
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.