State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: Massachusetts vs Texas
Cooks, Restaurant in Massachusetts earn a median of $45,600. In Texas, $34,760. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.4% — not 31.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+31.2%
Massachusetts vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+20.4%
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
Texas
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $34,760
- p25
- $28,540
- p75
- $37,030
- p10
- $23,330
- p90
- $42,810
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.