State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: District of Columbia vs New Mexico
Cooks, Restaurant in District of Columbia earn a median of $46,130. In New Mexico, $35,020. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.5% — not 31.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+31.7%
District of Columbia vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
+10.5%
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 Mexico
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $35,020
- p25
- $30,220
- p75
- $37,320
- p10
- $28,100
- p90
- $43,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.