State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Rhode Island vs Utah
Chefs and Head Cooks in Rhode Island earn a median of $79,930. In Utah, $59,060. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30.8% — not 35.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+35.3%
Rhode Island vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+30.8%
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
Utah
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $59,060
- p25
- $41,750
- p75
- $75,830
- p10
- $27,940
- p90
- $79,420
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.