State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: New York vs Rhode Island
Chefs and Head Cooks in Rhode Island earn a median of $79,930. In New York, $70,670. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.2% — not 11.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-11.6%
New York vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
-16.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New York
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $70,670
- p25
- $55,070
- p75
- $93,240
- p10
- $46,260
- p90
- $120,370
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +50%
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.