State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: District of Columbia vs Indiana
Chefs and Head Cooks in District of Columbia earn a median of $76,420. In Indiana, $52,190. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.3% — not 46.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+46.4%
District of Columbia vs Indiana
COL-adjusted gap
+24.3%
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
Indiana
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $52,190
- p25
- $39,110
- p75
- $64,990
- p10
- $30,930
- p90
- $82,430
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
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.