State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Arkansas vs Rhode Island
Chefs and Head Cooks in Rhode Island earn a median of $79,930. In Arkansas, $46,170. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32% — not 42.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-42.2%
Arkansas vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
-32%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arkansas
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $46,170
- p25
- $39,430
- p75
- $64,970
- p10
- $33,500
- p90
- $87,730
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
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.