State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: District of Columbia vs North Dakota
Chefs and Head Cooks in District of Columbia earn a median of $76,420. In North Dakota, $74,740. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.2% — not 2.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+2.2%
District of Columbia vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
-17.2%
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
North Dakota
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $74,740
- p25
- $48,940
- p75
- $78,700
- p10
- $48,240
- p90
- $85,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.