State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: South Carolina vs Washington
Cooks, Restaurant in Washington earn a median of $46,800. In South Carolina, $35,740. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.8% — not 23.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-23.6%
South Carolina vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-12.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
South Carolina
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $35,740
- p25
- $30,470
- p75
- $38,560
- p10
- $26,200
- p90
- $45,680
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.