State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Massachusetts vs Rhode Island
Chefs and Head Cooks in Rhode Island earn a median of $79,930. In Massachusetts, $69,540. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.9% — not 13%.
Nominal pay gap
-13%
Massachusetts vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
-15.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Massachusetts
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $69,540
- p25
- $54,120
- p75
- $83,050
- p10
- $47,460
- p90
- $99,270
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
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.