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State comparison · 2025

Chefs and Head Cooks salary: District of Columbia vs Vermont

Occupation

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
See full breakdown for District of Columbia

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
See full breakdown for Vermont

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.