State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: Maine vs Washington
Cooks, Restaurant in Washington earn a median of $46,800. In Maine, $45,290. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.6% — not 3.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-3.2%
Maine vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+6.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Maine
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $45,290
- p25
- $39,800
- p75
- $47,720
- p10
- $38,040
- p90
- $49,530
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.