The annual salary statistics of chefs and head cooks in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of chefs and head cooks in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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 | $25,430 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,380 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,740 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $64,220 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $77,430 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chefs and head cooks in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,430.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chefs and head cooks from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $45,740 | 7.56% | 9.90% |
| 2016 | $42,280 | 14.69% | - |
| 2015 | $36,070 | -4.69% | - |
| 2014 | $37,760 | -0.32% | - |
| 2013 | $37,880 | -8.79% | - |
| 2012 | $41,210 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,740 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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-Glendale is 39.3 percent (39.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Merced and 29.4 percent (29.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area.