State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Connecticut vs Rhode Island
Chefs and Head Cooks in Rhode Island earn a median of $79,930. In Connecticut, $64,310. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.6% — not 19.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-19.5%
Connecticut vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
-20.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Connecticut
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $64,310
- p25
- $51,160
- p75
- $77,800
- p10
- $44,530
- p90
- $99,870
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.6
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.