State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: Indiana vs Washington
Cooks, Restaurant in Washington earn a median of $46,800. In Indiana, $35,170. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.8% — not 24.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-24.9%
Indiana vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-13.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Indiana
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $35,170
- p25
- $28,650
- p75
- $37,590
- p10
- $26,000
- p90
- $44,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
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.