State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Montana vs Rhode Island
Chefs and Head Cooks in Rhode Island earn a median of $79,930. In Montana, $57,470. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.2% — not 28.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-28.1%
Montana vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
-22.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Montana
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $57,470
- p25
- $48,890
- p75
- $72,020
- p10
- $38,200
- p90
- $80,180
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.