State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: District of Columbia vs West Virginia
Chefs and Head Cooks in District of Columbia earn a median of $76,420. In West Virginia, $61,100. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.9% — not 25.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+25.1%
District of Columbia vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+1.9%
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
West Virginia
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $61,100
- p25
- $47,990
- p75
- $82,480
- p10
- $40,520
- p90
- $88,690
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.