State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: Connecticut vs District of Columbia
Cooks, Restaurant in District of Columbia earn a median of $46,130. In Connecticut, $39,480. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.2% — not 14.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-14.4%
Connecticut vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-9.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Connecticut
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $39,480
- p25
- $37,060
- p75
- $45,950
- p10
- $35,460
- p90
- $49,420
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.6
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.