State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Hawaii vs Virginia
Chefs and Head Cooks in Hawaii earn a median of $77,360. In Virginia, $63,270. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.4% — not 22.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+22.3%
Hawaii vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+12.4%
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
Virginia
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $63,270
- p25
- $50,170
- p75
- $77,270
- p10
- $43,010
- p90
- $90,470
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.