State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: Louisiana vs Washington
Cooks, Restaurant in Washington earn a median of $46,800. In Louisiana, $29,050. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.7% — not 37.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-37.9%
Louisiana vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-24.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Louisiana
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $29,050
- p25
- $25,860
- p75
- $35,960
- p10
- $21,970
- p90
- $39,540
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.