State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: District of Columbia vs Illinois
Cooks, Restaurant in District of Columbia earn a median of $46,130. In Illinois, $37,580. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.7% — not 22.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+22.8%
District of Columbia vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+11.7%
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
Illinois
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $37,580
- p25
- $35,360
- p75
- $45,010
- p10
- $31,200
- p90
- $46,460
- 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.