State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: District of Columbia vs Wisconsin
Cooks, Restaurant in District of Columbia earn a median of $46,130. In Wisconsin, $36,550. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.1% — not 26.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.2%
District of Columbia vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+8.1%
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
Wisconsin
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $36,550
- p25
- $31,240
- p75
- $40,280
- p10
- $28,010
- p90
- $46,270
- 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.