State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: Pennsylvania vs Washington
Cooks, Restaurant in Washington earn a median of $46,800. In Pennsylvania, $36,580. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.3% — not 21.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-21.8%
Pennsylvania vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-14.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Pennsylvania
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $36,580
- p25
- $29,890
- p75
- $39,710
- p10
- $22,650
- p90
- $45,120
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
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.