State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: Maryland vs Washington
Cooks, Restaurant in Washington earn a median of $46,800. In Maryland, $37,820. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.6% — not 19.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-19.2%
Maryland vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-17.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Maryland
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $37,820
- p25
- $36,520
- p75
- $43,980
- p10
- $35,030
- p90
- $47,840
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
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.