State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Indiana vs Rhode Island
Chefs and Head Cooks in Rhode Island earn a median of $79,930. In Indiana, $52,190. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.4% — not 34.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-34.7%
Indiana vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
-28.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Indiana
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $52,190
- p25
- $39,110
- p75
- $64,990
- p10
- $30,930
- p90
- $82,430
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
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.