State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: New Jersey vs Rhode Island
Chefs and Head Cooks in Rhode Island earn a median of $79,930. In New Jersey, $74,280. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.6% — not 7.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-7.1%
New Jersey vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
-12.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Jersey
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $74,280
- p25
- $59,860
- p75
- $82,200
- p10
- $49,200
- p90
- $100,100
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.