State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: Massachusetts vs New Hampshire
Cooks, Restaurant in Massachusetts earn a median of $45,600. In New Hampshire, $40,200. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.7% — not 13.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+13.4%
Massachusetts vs New Hampshire
COL-adjusted gap
+11.7%
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
New Hampshire
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $40,200
- p25
- $37,190
- p75
- $46,850
- p10
- $34,390
- p90
- $49,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 104.2
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.