State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: New Mexico vs Washington
Cooks, Restaurant in Washington earn a median of $46,800. In New Mexico, $35,020. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.2% — not 25.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-25.2%
New Mexico vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-13.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Mexico
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $35,020
- p25
- $30,220
- p75
- $37,320
- p10
- $28,100
- p90
- $43,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.