State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: District of Columbia vs Georgia
Chefs and Head Cooks in District of Columbia earn a median of $76,420. In Georgia, $66,230. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.1% — not 15.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+15.4%
District of Columbia vs Georgia
COL-adjusted gap
+1.1%
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
Georgia
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $66,230
- p25
- $50,220
- p75
- $90,350
- p10
- $43,300
- p90
- $100,970
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
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.