State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: Illinois vs Washington
Cooks, Restaurant in Washington earn a median of $46,800. In Illinois, $37,580. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.1% — not 19.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-19.7%
Illinois vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-14.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Illinois
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $37,580
- p25
- $35,360
- p75
- $45,010
- p10
- $31,200
- p90
- $46,460
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 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.