State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: District of Columbia vs Missouri
Chefs and Head Cooks in District of Columbia earn a median of $76,420. In Missouri, $64,480. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2.1% — not 18.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+18.5%
District of Columbia vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
-2.1%
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
Missouri
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $64,480
- p25
- $49,550
- p75
- $76,520
- p10
- $39,650
- p90
- $91,500
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
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.