State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: Massachusetts vs New York
Cooks, Restaurant in Massachusetts earn a median of $45,600. In New York, $43,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.5% — not 4.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+4.4%
Massachusetts vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+6.5%
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 York
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $43,680
- p25
- $37,100
- p75
- $46,530
- p10
- $34,490
- p90
- $54,240
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
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.