State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: Massachusetts vs Michigan
Cooks, Restaurant in Massachusetts earn a median of $45,600. In Michigan, $36,980. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.1% — not 23.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+23.3%
Massachusetts vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+12.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Massachusetts
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $45,600
- p25
- $38,370
- p75
- $49,040
- p10
- $36,540
- p90
- $58,590
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
Michigan
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $36,980
- p25
- $34,770
- p75
- $42,850
- p10
- $29,570
- p90
- $46,030
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
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.