State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: District of Columbia vs Nebraska
Chefs and Head Cooks in District of Columbia earn a median of $76,420. In Nebraska, $60,510. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.5% — not 26.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.3%
District of Columbia vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
+3.5%
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
Nebraska
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $60,510
- p25
- $46,020
- p75
- $81,660
- p10
- $39,650
- p90
- $99,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.