State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: District of Columbia vs Illinois
Chefs and Head Cooks in District of Columbia earn a median of $76,420. In Illinois, $58,830. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.2% — not 29.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+29.9%
District of Columbia vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+18.2%
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
Illinois
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $58,830
- p25
- $50,000
- p75
- $73,620
- p10
- $40,330
- p90
- $88,420
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.