State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: Delaware vs District of Columbia
Chefs and Head Cooks in District of Columbia earn a median of $76,420. In Delaware, $61,440. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.5% — not 19.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-19.6%
Delaware vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-11.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Delaware
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $61,440
- p25
- $56,160
- p75
- $76,310
- p10
- $49,920
- p90
- $84,680
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 99.8
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.