State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: South Dakota vs Washington
Cooks, Restaurant in Washington earn a median of $46,800. In South Dakota, $36,220. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.5% — not 22.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-22.6%
South Dakota vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-6.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
South Dakota
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $36,220
- p25
- $33,040
- p75
- $38,910
- p10
- $30,140
- p90
- $44,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.