State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: District of Columbia vs Ohio
Chefs and Head Cooks in District of Columbia earn a median of $76,420. In Ohio, $53,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.5% — not 41.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+41.5%
District of Columbia vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+19.5%
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
Ohio
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $53,990
- p25
- $45,760
- p75
- $74,130
- p10
- $38,370
- p90
- $89,960
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.