State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: Florida vs Washington
Cooks, Restaurant in Washington earn a median of $46,800. In Florida, $37,020. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.1% — not 20.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-20.9%
Florida vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-18.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Florida
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $37,020
- p25
- $35,050
- p75
- $42,850
- p10
- $29,710
- p90
- $46,450
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.