State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: District of Columbia vs North Dakota
Cooks, Restaurant in District of Columbia earn a median of $46,130. In North Dakota, $36,470. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2.4% — not 26.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.5%
District of Columbia vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+2.4%
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
North Dakota
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $36,470
- p25
- $30,410
- p75
- $38,110
- p10
- $28,850
- p90
- $45,650
- 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.