State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Rhode Island vs South Carolina
Chefs and Head Cooks in Rhode Island earn a median of $79,930. In South Carolina, $71,860. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.9% — not 11.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+11.2%
Rhode Island vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+1.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
South Carolina
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $71,860
- p25
- $60,120
- p75
- $79,050
- p10
- $47,640
- p90
- $88,880
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.