State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Hawaii vs Texas
Chefs and Head Cooks in Hawaii earn a median of $77,360. In Texas, $56,080. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.8% — not 37.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+37.9%
Hawaii vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+21.8%
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
Texas
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $56,080
- p25
- $42,030
- p75
- $71,870
- p10
- $31,380
- p90
- $92,290
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.