State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Hawaii vs Wyoming
Chefs and Head Cooks in Hawaii earn a median of $77,360. In Wyoming, $73,170. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.9% — not 5.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+5.7%
Hawaii vs Wyoming
COL-adjusted gap
-10.9%
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
Wyoming
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $73,170
- p25
- $62,100
- p75
- $83,700
- p10
- $48,460
- p90
- $98,580
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.7
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.