State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: Massachusetts vs South Carolina
Cooks, Restaurant in Massachusetts earn a median of $45,600. In South Carolina, $35,740. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13% — not 27.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+27.6%
Massachusetts vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+13%
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
South Carolina
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $35,740
- p25
- $30,470
- p75
- $38,560
- p10
- $26,200
- p90
- $45,680
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.