State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: District of Columbia vs Texas
Cooks, Restaurant in District of Columbia earn a median of $46,130. In Texas, $34,760. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.3% — not 32.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+32.7%
District of Columbia vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+17.3%
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
Texas
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $34,760
- p25
- $28,540
- p75
- $37,030
- p10
- $23,330
- p90
- $42,810
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.