State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: New Hampshire vs Washington
Cooks, Restaurant in Washington earn a median of $46,800. In New Hampshire, $40,200. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.8% — not 14.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-14.1%
New Hampshire vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-11.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Hampshire
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $40,200
- p25
- $37,190
- p75
- $46,850
- p10
- $34,390
- p90
- $49,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 104.2
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.