State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: District of Columbia vs Vermont
Cooks, Restaurant in District of Columbia earn a median of $46,130. In Vermont, $45,390. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.4% — not 1.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+1.6%
District of Columbia vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
-9.4%
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
Vermont
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $45,390
- p25
- $37,470
- p75
- $47,340
- p10
- $31,210
- p90
- $56,180
- 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.