State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: Arkansas vs Washington
Cooks, Restaurant in Washington earn a median of $46,800. In Arkansas, $30,180. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.6% — not 35.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-35.5%
Arkansas vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-20.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arkansas
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $30,180
- p25
- $28,470
- p75
- $35,410
- p10
- $26,020
- p90
- $37,140
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
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.