State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: California vs District of Columbia
Cooks, Restaurant in District of Columbia earn a median of $46,130. In California, $44,880. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.4% — not 2.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-2.7%
California vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-3.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $44,880
- p25
- $38,590
- p75
- $47,330
- p10
- $37,100
- p90
- $55,580
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -40%
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.