State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: New Hampshire vs Rhode Island
Chefs and Head Cooks in Rhode Island earn a median of $79,930. In New Hampshire, $63,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.1% — not 20.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-20.7%
New Hampshire vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
-22.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Hampshire
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $63,400
- p25
- $52,510
- p75
- $76,300
- p10
- $40,220
- p90
- $95,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 104.2
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.