State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: Virginia vs Washington
Cooks, Restaurant in Washington earn a median of $46,800. In Virginia, $36,750. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.9% — not 21.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-21.5%
Virginia vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-16.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Virginia
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $36,750
- p25
- $33,270
- p75
- $42,990
- p10
- $29,340
- p90
- $45,740
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.