State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: Hawaii vs Washington
Cooks, Restaurant in Washington earn a median of $46,800. In Hawaii, $45,420. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.6% — not 2.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-2.9%
Hawaii vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-5.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Hawaii
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $45,420
- p25
- $37,260
- p75
- $55,550
- p10
- $35,740
- p90
- $65,320
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.0
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.