State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: District of Columbia vs Oklahoma
Chefs and Head Cooks in District of Columbia earn a median of $76,420. In Oklahoma, $58,540. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.3% — not 30.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.5%
District of Columbia vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
+4.3%
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
Oklahoma
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $58,540
- p25
- $37,840
- p75
- $67,560
- p10
- $28,920
- p90
- $77,450
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.