State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: Texas vs Washington
Cooks, Restaurant in Washington earn a median of $46,800. In Texas, $34,760. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.2% — not 25.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-25.7%
Texas vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-18.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Texas
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $34,760
- p25
- $28,540
- p75
- $37,030
- p10
- $23,330
- p90
- $42,810
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.