State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: Massachusetts vs Montana
Cooks, Restaurant in Massachusetts earn a median of $45,600. In Montana, $38,060. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.1% — not 19.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+19.8%
Massachusetts vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+7.1%
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
Montana
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $38,060
- p25
- $35,100
- p75
- $43,910
- p10
- $29,380
- p90
- $47,670
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.