State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Michigan vs Rhode Island
Chefs and Head Cooks in Rhode Island earn a median of $79,930. In Michigan, $60,070. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.1% — not 24.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-24.8%
Michigan vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
-20.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Michigan
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $60,070
- p25
- $48,970
- p75
- $74,090
- p10
- $42,170
- p90
- $82,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
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.