State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Colorado vs District of Columbia
Chefs and Head Cooks in District of Columbia earn a median of $76,420. In Colorado, $65,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.8% — not 14.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-14.4%
Colorado vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-8.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Colorado
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $65,400
- p25
- $58,220
- p75
- $79,420
- p10
- $46,330
- p90
- $93,270
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
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.