State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: District of Columbia vs Michigan
Cooks, Restaurant in District of Columbia earn a median of $46,130. In Michigan, $36,980. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.2% — not 24.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+24.7%
District of Columbia vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+9.2%
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
Michigan
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $36,980
- p25
- $34,770
- p75
- $42,850
- p10
- $29,570
- p90
- $46,030
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
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.