State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: District of Columbia vs Maryland
Cooks, Restaurant in District of Columbia earn a median of $46,130. In Maryland, $37,820. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.5% — not 22%.
Nominal pay gap
+22%
District of Columbia vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
+16.5%
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
Maryland
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $37,820
- p25
- $36,520
- p75
- $43,980
- p10
- $35,030
- p90
- $47,840
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
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.