State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: Oklahoma vs Washington
Cooks, Restaurant in Washington earn a median of $46,800. In Oklahoma, $31,720. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.4% — not 32.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-32.2%
Oklahoma vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-17.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Oklahoma
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $31,720
- p25
- $28,670
- p75
- $37,470
- p10
- $22,850
- p90
- $44,170
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.