State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Alaska vs District of Columbia
Chefs and Head Cooks in District of Columbia earn a median of $76,420. In Alaska, $52,190. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.7% — not 31.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-31.7%
Alaska vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-26.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $52,190
- p25
- $41,390
- p75
- $73,120
- p10
- $39,170
- p90
- $91,520
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
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.