State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: New Mexico vs Rhode Island
Chefs and Head Cooks in Rhode Island earn a median of $79,930. In New Mexico, $62,250. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.6% — not 22.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-22.1%
New Mexico vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
-13.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Mexico
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $62,250
- p25
- $48,540
- p75
- $83,260
- p10
- $43,370
- p90
- $100,010
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.