State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: District of Columbia vs Tennessee
Cooks, Restaurant in District of Columbia earn a median of $46,130. In Tennessee, $36,420. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.9% — not 26.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.7%
District of Columbia vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+5.9%
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
Tennessee
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $36,420
- p25
- $30,610
- p75
- $40,740
- p10
- $27,910
- p90
- $45,650
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.