State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Alabama vs District of Columbia
Chefs and Head Cooks in District of Columbia earn a median of $76,420. In Alabama, $62,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.1% — not 18.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-18.3%
Alabama vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
+1.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $62,400
- p25
- $50,900
- p75
- $74,130
- p10
- $39,940
- p90
- $85,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
District of Columbia
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $76,420
- p25
- $63,550
- p75
- $81,360
- p10
- $56,570
- p90
- $104,660
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
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.