State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Arizona vs Rhode Island
Chefs and Head Cooks in Rhode Island earn a median of $79,930. In Arizona, $59,890. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.9% — not 25.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-25.1%
Arizona vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
-23.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arizona
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $59,890
- p25
- $38,480
- p75
- $74,990
- p10
- $33,970
- p90
- $95,240
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
Rhode Island
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $79,930
- p25
- $71,630
- p75
- $96,180
- p10
- $56,680
- p90
- $127,080
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.