State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Arizona vs District of Columbia
Chefs and Head Cooks in District of Columbia earn a median of $76,420. In Arizona, $59,890. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.5% — not 21.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-21.6%
Arizona vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-14.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arizona
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $59,890
- p25
- $38,480
- p75
- $74,990
- p10
- $33,970
- p90
- $95,240
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
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.