State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: Arkansas vs District of Columbia
Cooks, Restaurant in District of Columbia earn a median of $46,130. In Arkansas, $30,180. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.3% — not 34.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-34.6%
Arkansas vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-17.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arkansas
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $30,180
- p25
- $28,470
- p75
- $35,410
- p10
- $26,020
- p90
- $37,140
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
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.