State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Maryland vs Rhode Island
Chefs and Head Cooks in Rhode Island earn a median of $79,930. In Maryland, $61,590. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.9% — not 22.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-22.9%
Maryland vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
-24.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Maryland
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $61,590
- p25
- $45,030
- p75
- $78,590
- p10
- $38,310
- p90
- $100,330
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
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.