State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Iowa vs Rhode Island
Chefs and Head Cooks in Rhode Island earn a median of $79,930. In Iowa, $47,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30% — not 40%.
Nominal pay gap
-40%
Iowa vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
-30%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Iowa
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $47,990
- p25
- $42,620
- p75
- $59,380
- p10
- $36,770
- p90
- $74,730
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.