SALARY · COOKS, RESTAURANT · DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Cooks, Restaurant salary in District of Columbia

This is not a guess and it is not a job ad. It is the published BLS figure for cooks, restaurant in District of Columbia, where the median was $46,130 a year. I keep the source on every page because a salary number without a source is just a story.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$46,130

$22 per hour at the median · That is $8,740 (23.4 percent) above the national median of $37,390 for this occupation.

$45,570Mean annual salary
$22Mean hourly wage
$7,720People employed in this job in District of Columbia

Salary range

25th: $39,960Median: $46,13075th: $47,890
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$39,960
Median (50th percentile)$46,130
75th percentile$47,890
Mean$45,570

The middle half of workers earned from $39,960 to $47,890 a year. Employment size matters too. A field with many workers in a state usually means more openings and more room to move employers without moving states. A small field can pay well but offer fewer ways in.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED PAY BEFORE STATE TAX

$39,245 a year
$3,270 a month
Federal tax $3,356 · FICA $3,529

State tax is not in this figure. State tax for District of Columbia is not included, because the full 2026 state table for District of Columbia has not been verified in this build. Treat this figure as before state tax, not as a final take-home figure.

Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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