State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: District of Columbia vs Kansas
Chefs and Head Cooks in District of Columbia earn a median of $76,420. In Kansas, $58,390. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.3% — not 30.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.9%
District of Columbia vs Kansas
COL-adjusted gap
+7.3%
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
Kansas
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $58,390
- p25
- $43,990
- p75
- $74,990
- p10
- $36,540
- p90
- $89,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.