State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Louisiana vs Rhode Island
Chefs and Head Cooks in Rhode Island earn a median of $79,930. In Louisiana, $45,570. After cost-of-living, the gap is 33.9% — not 43%.
Nominal pay gap
-43%
Louisiana vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
-33.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Louisiana
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $45,570
- p25
- $39,650
- p75
- $59,020
- p10
- $32,320
- p90
- $86,750
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.