State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: District of Columbia vs Massachusetts
Chefs and Head Cooks in District of Columbia earn a median of $76,420. In Massachusetts, $69,540. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.8% — not 9.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+9.9%
District of Columbia vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
+5.8%
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
Massachusetts
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $69,540
- p25
- $54,120
- p75
- $83,050
- p10
- $47,460
- p90
- $99,270
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
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.