The annual salary statistics of chefs and head cooks in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of chefs and head cooks in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $43,380 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $52,830 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $67,370 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $83,990 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $104,860 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chefs and head cooks in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $104,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $67,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,380.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chefs and head cooks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $67,370 | 11.28% | 32.36% |
| 2021 | $59,770 | 9.08% | - |
| 2020 | $54,340 | 13.10% | - |
| 2019 | $47,220 | 8.47% | - |
| 2018 | $43,220 | -7.08% | - |
| 2017 | $46,280 | 1.53% | - |
| 2016 | $45,570 | 17.84% | - |
| 2015 | $37,440 | -21.71% | - |
| 2012 | $45,570 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $67,370 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for chefs and head cooks in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of chefs and head cooks in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 10.6 percent (10.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Merced and 52.1 percent (52.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area.