State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: District of Columbia vs West Virginia
Cooks, Restaurant in District of Columbia earn a median of $46,130. In West Virginia, $29,590. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27% — not 55.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+55.9%
District of Columbia vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+27%
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
West Virginia
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $29,590
- p25
- $26,790
- p75
- $35,170
- p10
- $22,180
- p90
- $38,010
- 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.