State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: District of Columbia vs Maine
Chefs and Head Cooks in District of Columbia earn a median of $76,420. In Maine, $57,010. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.4% — not 34%.
Nominal pay gap
+34%
District of Columbia vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
+18.4%
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
Maine
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $57,010
- p25
- $55,070
- p75
- $63,060
- p10
- $48,430
- p90
- $81,120
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.