State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Rhode Island vs South Dakota
Chefs and Head Cooks in Rhode Island earn a median of $79,930. In South Dakota, $48,470. After cost-of-living, the gap is 42.8% — not 64.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+64.9%
Rhode Island vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+42.8%
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 Dakota
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $48,470
- p25
- $39,650
- p75
- $51,870
- p10
- $37,450
- p90
- $57,820
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.