State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: Washington vs Wisconsin
Cooks, Restaurant in Washington earn a median of $46,800. In Wisconsin, $36,550. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.6% — not 28%.
Nominal pay gap
+28%
Washington vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+12.6%
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
Wisconsin
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $36,550
- p25
- $31,240
- p75
- $40,280
- p10
- $28,010
- p90
- $46,270
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.