State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Hawaii vs West Virginia
Chefs and Head Cooks in Hawaii earn a median of $77,360. In West Virginia, $61,100. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3% — not 26.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.6%
Hawaii vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+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
West Virginia
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $61,100
- p25
- $47,990
- p75
- $82,480
- p10
- $40,520
- p90
- $88,690
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.