State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: North Dakota vs Rhode Island
Chefs and Head Cooks in Rhode Island earn a median of $79,930. In North Dakota, $74,740. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.5% — not 6.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-6.5%
North Dakota vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+7.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Dakota
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $74,740
- p25
- $48,940
- p75
- $78,700
- p10
- $48,240
- p90
- $85,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.