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State comparison · 2025

Chefs and Head Cooks salary: District of Columbia vs Florida

Occupation

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
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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%
See full breakdown for Florida

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.