State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: District of Columbia vs Georgia
Cooks, Restaurant in District of Columbia earn a median of $46,130. In Georgia, $35,940. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.5% — not 28.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+28.4%
District of Columbia vs Georgia
COL-adjusted gap
+12.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Georgia
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $35,940
- p25
- $29,190
- p75
- $37,840
- p10
- $24,160
- p90
- $43,210
- 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.