State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Ohio vs Rhode Island
Chefs and Head Cooks in Rhode Island earn a median of $79,930. In Ohio, $53,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.5% — not 32.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-32.5%
Ohio vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
-25.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Ohio
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $53,990
- p25
- $45,760
- p75
- $74,130
- p10
- $38,370
- p90
- $89,960
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.