State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: District of Columbia vs Missouri
Cooks, Restaurant in District of Columbia earn a median of $46,130. In Missouri, $36,940. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.2% — not 24.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+24.9%
District of Columbia vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
+3.2%
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
Missouri
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $36,940
- p25
- $30,790
- p75
- $42,720
- p10
- $28,890
- p90
- $46,970
- 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.