State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: Vermont vs Washington
Cooks, Restaurant in Washington earn a median of $46,800. In Vermont, $45,390. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.9% — not 3%.
Nominal pay gap
-3%
Vermont vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+5.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Vermont
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $45,390
- p25
- $37,470
- p75
- $47,340
- p10
- $31,210
- p90
- $56,180
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.0
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.