State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Rhode Island vs Virginia
Chefs and Head Cooks in Rhode Island earn a median of $79,930. In Virginia, $63,270. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.8% — not 26.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.3%
Rhode Island vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+24.8%
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
Virginia
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $63,270
- p25
- $50,170
- p75
- $77,270
- p10
- $43,010
- p90
- $90,470
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.