State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: District of Columbia vs Louisiana
Chefs and Head Cooks in District of Columbia earn a median of $76,420. In Louisiana, $45,570. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34.6% — not 67.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+67.7%
District of Columbia vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+34.6%
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
Louisiana
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $45,570
- p25
- $39,650
- p75
- $59,020
- p10
- $32,320
- p90
- $86,750
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.