State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Rhode Island vs Wyoming
Chefs and Head Cooks in Rhode Island earn a median of $79,930. In Wyoming, $73,170. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1% — not 9.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+9.2%
Rhode Island vs Wyoming
COL-adjusted gap
-1%
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
Wyoming
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $73,170
- p25
- $62,100
- p75
- $83,700
- p10
- $48,460
- p90
- $98,580
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.7
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.