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Average Cooks, Fast Food Salary in Hawaii

Cooks, Fast Food in Hawaii earn a median annual salary of $48,120, which is +55.8% compared to the national median. There are N/A workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Hawaii (state).

$48,120
Hawaii median annual wage
$23/hour median
+55.8%
Difference vs national median
National median is $30,890
N/A
Local employment
N/A
Location quotient
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$29,120
25th
$29,120
Median
$48,120
75th
$49,260
90th
$53,580

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Hawaii, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
110.0%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$43,765
Goods: 111.6%
Services: 190.2%
Rents: 125.3%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
District of Columbia $44,670 Compare 2,760
California $42,050 Compare 124,440
Washington $39,120 Compare 9,020
New Hampshire $38,590 Compare 1,330
Vermont $38,230 Compare 640
Oregon $37,880 Compare 4,300

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Hawaii

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Physicians, All Other $339,290 1.32
Obstetricians And Gynecologists $338,130 1.59
Psychiatrists $289,990 1.47
Chief Executives $281,640 0.57
Family Medicine Physicians $218,210 0.59
Judges, Magistrate Judges, And Magistrates $211,810 1.22
Pediatricians, General $197,090 2.97
Nurse Midwives $170,110 N/A

Hawaii has salary data for 552 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Physicians, All Other.

Historical series

Trend for Cooks, Fast Food in Hawaii

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Cooks, Fast Food are projected to change by -13.5% from 2024 to 2034, with 82,100 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.