State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Hawaii vs South Carolina
Chefs and Head Cooks in Hawaii earn a median of $77,360. In South Carolina, $71,860. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.3% — not 7.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+7.7%
Hawaii vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
-8.3%
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
South Carolina
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $71,860
- p25
- $60,120
- p75
- $79,050
- p10
- $47,640
- p90
- $88,880
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.