State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: Massachusetts vs New Mexico
Cooks, Restaurant in Massachusetts earn a median of $45,600. In New Mexico, $35,020. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.5% — not 30.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.2%
Massachusetts vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
+13.5%
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 Mexico
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $35,020
- p25
- $30,220
- p75
- $37,320
- p10
- $28,100
- p90
- $43,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.