State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: Minnesota vs Washington
Cooks, Restaurant in Washington earn a median of $46,800. In Minnesota, $38,590. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.5% — not 17.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-17.5%
Minnesota vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-10.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Minnesota
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $38,590
- p25
- $36,020
- p75
- $45,360
- p10
- $31,280
- p90
- $47,850
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
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.