State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: Oregon vs Washington
Cooks, Restaurant in Washington earn a median of $46,800. In Oregon, $43,100. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.7% — not 7.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-7.9%
Oregon vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-4.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Oregon
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $43,100
- p25
- $38,030
- p75
- $47,730
- p10
- $36,080
- p90
- $58,280
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.