State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: Alaska vs Washington
Cooks, Restaurant in Washington earn a median of $46,800. In Alaska, $40,140. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.4% — not 14.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-14.2%
Alaska vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-10.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $40,140
- p25
- $36,820
- p75
- $44,110
- p10
- $36,230
- p90
- $46,800
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
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.