State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Nebraska vs Rhode Island
Chefs and Head Cooks in Rhode Island earn a median of $79,930. In Nebraska, $60,510. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14% — not 24.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-24.3%
Nebraska vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
-14%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Nebraska
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $60,510
- p25
- $46,020
- p75
- $81,660
- p10
- $39,650
- p90
- $99,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.