State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: District of Columbia vs Oklahoma
Cooks, Restaurant in District of Columbia earn a median of $46,130. In Oklahoma, $31,720. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.2% — not 45.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+45.4%
District of Columbia vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
+16.2%
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
Oklahoma
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $31,720
- p25
- $28,670
- p75
- $37,470
- p10
- $22,850
- p90
- $44,170
- 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.