State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: District of Columbia vs Utah
Cooks, Restaurant in District of Columbia earn a median of $46,130. In Utah, $36,490. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.8% — not 26.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.4%
District of Columbia vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+13.8%
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
Utah
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $36,490
- p25
- $31,200
- p75
- $41,950
- p10
- $28,800
- p90
- $46,580
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.