State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: District of Columbia vs New Jersey
Chefs and Head Cooks in District of Columbia earn a median of $76,420. In New Jersey, $74,280. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.9% — not 2.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+2.9%
District of Columbia vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+1.9%
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
New Jersey
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $74,280
- p25
- $59,860
- p75
- $82,200
- p10
- $49,200
- p90
- $100,100
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.