State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: Nevada vs Washington
Cooks, Restaurant in Washington earn a median of $46,800. In Nevada, $38,610. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.7% — not 17.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-17.5%
Nevada vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-11.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Nevada
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $38,610
- p25
- $36,530
- p75
- $47,170
- p10
- $30,300
- p90
- $56,540
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.