State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: Michigan vs Washington
Cooks, Restaurant in Washington earn a median of $46,800. In Michigan, $36,980. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.1% — not 21%.
Nominal pay gap
-21%
Michigan vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-12.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Michigan
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $36,980
- p25
- $34,770
- p75
- $42,850
- p10
- $29,570
- p90
- $46,030
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
Washington
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $46,800
- p25
- $42,770
- p75
- $49,540
- p10
- $37,940
- p90
- $57,910
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.