State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: District of Columbia vs Ohio
Cooks, Restaurant in District of Columbia earn a median of $46,130. In Ohio, $35,540. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.6% — not 29.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+29.8%
District of Columbia vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+9.6%
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
Ohio
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $35,540
- p25
- $29,520
- p75
- $37,920
- p10
- $27,590
- p90
- $44,940
- 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.