State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Rhode Island vs West Virginia
Chefs and Head Cooks in Rhode Island earn a median of $79,930. In West Virginia, $61,100. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.5% — not 30.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.8%
Rhode Island vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+14.5%
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
West Virginia
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $61,100
- p25
- $47,990
- p75
- $82,480
- p10
- $40,520
- p90
- $88,690
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.