State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: District of Columbia vs Montana
Cooks, Restaurant in District of Columbia earn a median of $46,130. In Montana, $38,060. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.3% — not 21.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+21.2%
District of Columbia vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+4.3%
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
Montana
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $38,060
- p25
- $35,100
- p75
- $43,910
- p10
- $29,380
- p90
- $47,670
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.