State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: District of Columbia vs Kentucky
Cooks, Restaurant in District of Columbia earn a median of $46,130. In Kentucky, $34,640. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.3% — not 33.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+33.2%
District of Columbia vs Kentucky
COL-adjusted gap
+9.3%
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
Kentucky
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $34,640
- p25
- $28,850
- p75
- $37,200
- p10
- $24,750
- p90
- $43,750
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
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.