State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Georgia vs Rhode Island
Chefs and Head Cooks in Rhode Island earn a median of $79,930. In Georgia, $66,230. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12% — not 17.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-17.1%
Georgia vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
-12%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Georgia
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $66,230
- p25
- $50,220
- p75
- $90,350
- p10
- $43,300
- p90
- $100,970
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
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.