State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Rhode Island vs Wisconsin
Chefs and Head Cooks in Rhode Island earn a median of $79,930. In Wisconsin, $61,300. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.9% — not 30.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.4%
Rhode Island vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+19.9%
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
Wisconsin
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $61,300
- p25
- $49,200
- p75
- $74,080
- p10
- $41,990
- p90
- $87,570
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.