State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: North Carolina vs Rhode Island
Chefs and Head Cooks in Rhode Island earn a median of $79,930. In North Carolina, $61,130. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17% — not 23.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-23.5%
North Carolina vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
-17%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Carolina
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $61,130
- p25
- $48,360
- p75
- $76,330
- p10
- $38,210
- p90
- $92,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.