State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: District of Columbia vs Louisiana
Cooks, Restaurant in District of Columbia earn a median of $46,130. In Louisiana, $29,050. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.4% — not 58.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+58.8%
District of Columbia vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+27.4%
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
Louisiana
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $29,050
- p25
- $25,860
- p75
- $35,960
- p10
- $21,970
- p90
- $39,540
- 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.