State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: California vs Washington
Cooks, Restaurant in Washington earn a median of $46,800. In California, $44,880. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.3% — not 4.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-4.1%
California vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-7.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $44,880
- p25
- $38,590
- p75
- $47,330
- p10
- $37,100
- p90
- $55,580
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -40%
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.