State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: District of Columbia vs New York
Cooks, Restaurant in District of Columbia earn a median of $46,130. In New York, $43,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.7% — not 5.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+5.6%
District of Columbia vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+3.7%
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 York
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $43,680
- p25
- $37,100
- p75
- $46,530
- p10
- $34,490
- p90
- $54,240
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
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.