State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: New York vs Washington
Cooks, Restaurant in Washington earn a median of $46,800. In New York, $43,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.4% — not 6.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-6.7%
New York vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-7.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New York
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $43,680
- p25
- $37,100
- p75
- $46,530
- p10
- $34,490
- p90
- $54,240
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
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.