State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: District of Columbia vs New Jersey
Cooks, Restaurant in District of Columbia earn a median of $46,130. In New Jersey, $38,460. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.7% — not 19.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+19.9%
District of Columbia vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+18.7%
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 Jersey
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $38,460
- p25
- $35,880
- p75
- $45,600
- p10
- $32,220
- p90
- $50,010
- 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.