State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: District of Columbia vs New York
Chefs and Head Cooks in District of Columbia earn a median of $76,420. In New York, $70,670. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.2% — not 8.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+8.1%
District of Columbia vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+6.2%
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 York
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $70,670
- p25
- $55,070
- p75
- $93,240
- p10
- $46,260
- p90
- $120,370
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +50%
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.