State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: Alabama vs Washington
Cooks, Restaurant in Washington earn a median of $46,800. In Alabama, $32,180. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.1% — not 31.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-31.2%
Alabama vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-17.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $32,180
- p25
- $28,930
- p75
- $36,220
- p10
- $24,170
- p90
- $39,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
Washington
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $46,800
- p25
- $42,770
- p75
- $49,540
- p10
- $37,940
- p90
- $57,910
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.