State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: District of Columbia vs New Hampshire
Cooks, Restaurant in District of Columbia earn a median of $46,130. In New Hampshire, $40,200. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.8% — not 14.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+14.8%
District of Columbia vs New Hampshire
COL-adjusted gap
+8.8%
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
New Hampshire
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $40,200
- p25
- $37,190
- p75
- $46,850
- p10
- $34,390
- p90
- $49,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 104.2
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.