State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Connecticut vs District of Columbia
Chefs and Head Cooks in District of Columbia earn a median of $76,420. In Connecticut, $64,310. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.7% — not 15.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-15.8%
Connecticut vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-10.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Connecticut
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $64,310
- p25
- $51,160
- p75
- $77,800
- p10
- $44,530
- p90
- $99,870
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.6
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.