State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: Washington vs Wyoming
Cooks, Restaurant in Washington earn a median of $46,800. In Wyoming, $36,830. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.1% — not 27.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+27.1%
Washington vs Wyoming
COL-adjusted gap
+10.1%
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
Wyoming
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $36,830
- p25
- $29,440
- p75
- $43,060
- p10
- $27,850
- p90
- $52,530
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.7
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.