State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: Alabama vs District of Columbia
Cooks, Restaurant in District of Columbia earn a median of $46,130. In Alabama, $32,180. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.7% — not 30.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-30.2%
Alabama vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-13.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $32,180
- p25
- $28,930
- p75
- $36,220
- p10
- $24,170
- p90
- $39,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
District of Columbia
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $46,130
- p25
- $39,960
- p75
- $47,890
- p10
- $36,440
- p90
- $53,020
- 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.