State comparison · 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks salary: District of Columbia vs Wyoming
Chefs and Head Cooks in District of Columbia earn a median of $76,420. In Wyoming, $73,170. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.9% — not 4.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+4.4%
District of Columbia vs Wyoming
COL-adjusted gap
-11.9%
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
Wyoming
Chefs and Head Cooks
- Median
- $73,170
- p25
- $62,100
- p75
- $83,700
- p10
- $48,460
- p90
- $98,580
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.7
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.