State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Rhode Island vs Vermont
Chefs and Head Cooks in Rhode Island earn a median of $79,930. In Vermont, $65,440. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17% — not 22.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+22.1%
Rhode Island vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
+17%
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
Vermont
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $65,440
- p25
- $56,770
- p75
- $77,360
- p10
- $48,950
- p90
- $83,040
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.0
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.