State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: Ohio vs Washington
Cooks, Restaurant in Washington earn a median of $46,800. In Ohio, $35,540. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.4% — not 24.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-24.1%
Ohio vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-12.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Ohio
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $35,540
- p25
- $29,520
- p75
- $37,920
- p10
- $27,590
- p90
- $44,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.