State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: Colorado vs District of Columbia
Cooks, Restaurant in District of Columbia earn a median of $46,130. In Colorado, $41,600. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.9% — not 9.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-9.8%
Colorado vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-3.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Colorado
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $41,600
- p25
- $36,930
- p75
- $45,740
- p10
- $34,590
- p90
- $49,650
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
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.