State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Arkansas vs District of Columbia
Chefs and Head Cooks in District of Columbia earn a median of $76,420. In Arkansas, $46,170. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.6% — not 39.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-39.6%
Arkansas vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-23.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arkansas
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $46,170
- p25
- $39,430
- p75
- $64,970
- p10
- $33,500
- p90
- $87,730
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
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.