State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Hawaii vs Vermont
Chefs and Head Cooks in Hawaii earn a median of $77,360. In Vermont, $65,440. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.3% — not 18.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+18.2%
Hawaii vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
+5.3%
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
Vermont
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $65,440
- p25
- $56,770
- p75
- $77,360
- p10
- $48,950
- p90
- $83,040
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.0
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.