State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Florida vs Rhode Island
Chefs and Head Cooks in Rhode Island earn a median of $79,930. In Florida, $58,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.9% — not 27.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-27.1%
Florida vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
-27.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Florida
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $58,240
- p25
- $43,680
- p75
- $75,840
- p10
- $31,920
- p90
- $92,300
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -57%
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.