State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: District of Columbia vs Wisconsin
Chefs and Head Cooks in District of Columbia earn a median of $76,420. In Wisconsin, $61,300. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.7% — not 24.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+24.7%
District of Columbia vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+6.7%
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
Wisconsin
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $61,300
- p25
- $49,200
- p75
- $74,080
- p10
- $41,990
- p90
- $87,570
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.