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State comparison · 2025

Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Arkansas vs District of Columbia

Occupation

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
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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
See full breakdown for District of Columbia

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.