State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: Washington vs West Virginia
Cooks, Restaurant in Washington earn a median of $46,800. In West Virginia, $29,590. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.3% — not 58.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+58.2%
Washington vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+32.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
West Virginia
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $29,590
- p25
- $26,790
- p75
- $35,170
- p10
- $22,180
- p90
- $38,010
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.