State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: District of Columbia vs Washington
Cooks, Restaurant in Washington earn a median of $46,800. In District of Columbia, $46,130. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4% — not 1.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-1.4%
District of Columbia vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-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
Washington
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $46,800
- p25
- $42,770
- p75
- $49,540
- p10
- $37,940
- p90
- $57,910
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.