State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: Montana vs Washington
Cooks, Restaurant in Washington earn a median of $46,800. In Montana, $38,060. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8% — not 18.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-18.7%
Montana vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Montana
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $38,060
- p25
- $35,100
- p75
- $43,910
- p10
- $29,380
- p90
- $47,670
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.