State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Hawaii vs Wisconsin
Chefs and Head Cooks in Hawaii earn a median of $77,360. In Wisconsin, $61,300. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8% — not 26.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.2%
Hawaii vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+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
Wisconsin
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $61,300
- p25
- $49,200
- p75
- $74,080
- p10
- $41,990
- p90
- $87,570
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.