State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: Georgia vs Washington
Cooks, Restaurant in Washington earn a median of $46,800. In Georgia, $35,940. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.7% — not 23.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-23.2%
Georgia vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-14.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Georgia
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $35,940
- p25
- $29,190
- p75
- $37,840
- p10
- $24,160
- p90
- $43,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
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.