State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: District of Columbia vs Vermont
Chefs and Head Cooks in District of Columbia earn a median of $76,420. In Vermont, $65,440. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.1% — not 16.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+16.8%
District of Columbia vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
+4.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $76,420
- p25
- $63,550
- p75
- $81,360
- p10
- $56,570
- p90
- $104,660
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
Vermont
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $65,440
- p25
- $56,770
- p75
- $77,360
- p10
- $48,950
- p90
- $83,040
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.0
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.