State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Rhode Island vs Washington
Chefs and Head Cooks in Rhode Island earn a median of $79,930. In Washington, $76,010. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10% — not 5.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+5.2%
Rhode Island vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+10%
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
Washington
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $76,010
- p25
- $58,650
- p75
- $81,540
- p10
- $49,920
- p90
- $95,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.