State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Hawaii vs Tennessee
Chefs and Head Cooks in Hawaii earn a median of $77,360. In Tennessee, $69,810. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.4% — not 10.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+10.8%
Hawaii vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
-7.4%
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
Tennessee
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $69,810
- p25
- $57,470
- p75
- $81,900
- p10
- $45,410
- p90
- $98,860
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.