State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: Arizona vs District of Columbia
Cooks, Restaurant in District of Columbia earn a median of $46,130. In Arizona, $38,670. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.5% — not 16.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-16.2%
Arizona vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-8.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arizona
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $38,670
- p25
- $36,200
- p75
- $44,870
- p10
- $33,250
- p90
- $46,240
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
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.