State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: District of Columbia vs Oregon
Cooks, Restaurant in District of Columbia earn a median of $46,130. In Oregon, $43,100. After cost-of-living, the gap is 0.7% — not 7%.
Nominal pay gap
+7%
District of Columbia vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
+0.7%
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
Oregon
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $43,100
- p25
- $38,030
- p75
- $47,730
- p10
- $36,080
- p90
- $58,280
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.