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Wage information comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics Program. The OES is a semi-annual survey that provides wage and employment statistics for the nation, each state, and sub-state regions.

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      Wages for Cooks, Restaurant in CALIFORNIA

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      Period      		 2024
      10% 25% Median 75% 90%
      United States Hourly $13.47 $15.05 $17.71 $20.97 $22.76
      Yearly $28,010 $31,310 $36,830 $43,610 $47,340
      California Hourly $17.52 $18.35 $21.30 $22.58 $26.29
      Yearly $36,430 $38,160 $44,290 $46,960 $54,690
      San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area Hourly $19.51 $21.37 $22.58 $27.19 $29.83
      Yearly $40,590 $44,450 $46,960 $56,560 $62,050
      Napa, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.35 $19.38 $22.24 $23.52 $27.91
      Yearly $38,170 $40,310 $46,270 $48,930 $58,040
      San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.94 $20.98 $21.75 $23.04 $27.55
      Yearly $39,400 $43,640 $45,230 $47,920 $57,300
      San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.81 $18.49 $21.66 $22.63 $23.72
      Yearly $37,050 $38,460 $45,040 $47,080 $49,330
      Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.22 $18.86 $21.65 $23.21 $26.00
      Yearly $37,910 $39,230 $45,020 $48,270 $54,080
      Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.52 $18.28 $21.49 $22.90 $26.66
      Yearly $36,440 $38,020 $44,700 $47,630 $55,450
      Salinas, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.82 $18.44 $21.39 $23.04 $26.06
      Yearly $37,060 $38,360 $44,490 $47,930 $54,200
      Vallejo, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.09 $18.61 $21.07 $22.41 $23.37
      Yearly $37,630 $38,720 $43,820 $46,620 $48,610
      Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.94 $18.33 $20.96 $22.18 $23.70
      Yearly $37,310 $38,120 $43,600 $46,140 $49,290
      Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.69 $18.22 $20.83 $22.17 $23.34
      Yearly $36,800 $37,900 $43,320 $46,110 $48,540
      Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California Balance of State Hourly $17.59 $18.36 $20.71 $22.19 $23.25
      Yearly $36,580 $38,190 $43,070 $46,160 $48,360
      Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.84 $18.42 $20.41 $22.00 $23.70
      Yearly $37,120 $38,310 $42,460 $45,750 $49,300
      San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.59 $18.19 $20.33 $21.72 $22.71
      Yearly $36,590 $37,840 $42,290 $45,190 $47,240
      North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California Balance of State Hourly $17.71 $18.06 $20.26 $22.08 $23.45
      Yearly $36,830 $37,560 $42,140 $45,930 $48,770
      North Coast Region of California Balance of State Hourly $17.46 $17.92 $20.18 $21.95 $23.06
      Yearly $36,310 $37,280 $41,980 $45,650 $47,960
      Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.43 $17.92 $18.90 $21.61 $22.67
      Yearly $36,250 $37,270 $39,300 $44,940 $47,160
      Modesto, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.43 $18.01 $18.64 $21.60 $22.73
      Yearly $36,250 $37,470 $38,770 $44,920 $47,270
      Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.97 $17.45 $18.56 $21.50 $22.80
      Yearly $35,290 $36,290 $38,600 $44,730 $47,430
      Yuba City, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.49 $17.41 $18.47 $21.24 $23.22
      Yearly $34,300 $36,210 $38,410 $44,190 $48,290
      Stockton-Lodi, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.86 $17.45 $18.45 $21.73 $23.01
      Yearly $35,060 $36,290 $38,380 $45,200 $47,850
      El Centro, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.88 $17.74 $18.38 $21.56 $22.31
      Yearly $35,100 $36,900 $38,230 $44,840 $46,400
      Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.97 $17.45 $18.34 $19.82 $21.85
      Yearly $35,300 $36,300 $38,140 $41,230 $45,450
      Chico, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.04 $17.63 $18.28 $20.72 $21.78
      Yearly $35,450 $36,670 $38,020 $43,090 $45,300
      Visalia, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.35 $17.20 $18.26 $20.88 $21.90
      Yearly $34,020 $35,780 $37,970 $43,430 $45,560
      Redding, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.30 $17.21 $18.20 $20.37 $22.39
      Yearly $33,900 $35,790 $37,850 $42,370 $46,560
      Merced, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.52 $17.23 $18.14 $20.67 $22.32
      Yearly $34,360 $35,840 $37,740 $42,990 $46,430
      Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.38 $17.06 $18.09 $20.68 $21.99
      Yearly $34,080 $35,480 $37,630 $43,020 $45,730
      Fresno, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.38 $17.17 $18.09 $20.41 $22.02
      Yearly $34,070 $35,720 $37,630 $42,460 $45,800