State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: Massachusetts vs New Jersey
Cooks, Restaurant in Massachusetts earn a median of $45,600. In New Jersey, $38,460. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.9% — not 18.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+18.6%
Massachusetts vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+21.9%
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 Jersey
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $38,460
- p25
- $35,880
- p75
- $45,600
- p10
- $32,220
- p90
- $50,010
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.