State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: District of Columbia vs Mississippi
Cooks, Restaurant in District of Columbia earn a median of $46,130. In Mississippi, $29,560. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.5% — not 56.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+56.1%
District of Columbia vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+23.5%
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
Mississippi
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $29,560
- p25
- $26,000
- p75
- $33,940
- p10
- $22,010
- p90
- $36,880
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.