State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: District of Columbia vs Florida
Chefs and Head Cooks in District of Columbia earn a median of $76,420. In Florida, $58,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.5% — not 31.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+31.2%
District of Columbia vs Florida
COL-adjusted gap
+23.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Florida
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $58,240
- p25
- $43,680
- p75
- $75,840
- p10
- $31,920
- p90
- $92,300
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -57%
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.