State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: Connecticut vs Washington
Cooks, Restaurant in Washington earn a median of $46,800. In Connecticut, $39,480. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.9% — not 15.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-15.6%
Connecticut vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-12.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Connecticut
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $39,480
- p25
- $37,060
- p75
- $45,950
- p10
- $35,460
- p90
- $49,420
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.6
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.