State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: North Carolina vs Washington
Cooks, Restaurant in Washington earn a median of $46,800. In North Carolina, $35,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.2% — not 24.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-24.4%
North Carolina vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-14.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Carolina
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $35,400
- p25
- $29,690
- p75
- $38,170
- p10
- $27,980
- p90
- $45,450
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.