The annual salary statistics of chefs and head cooks in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of chefs and head cooks in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura 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 | $40,110 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,950 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $63,350 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $76,500 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $94,060 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chefs and head cooks in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $94,060. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,350. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,110.
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 | $63,350 | 24.75% | 34.55% |
| 2021 | $47,670 | 34.91% | - |
| 2020 | $31,030 | -22.49% | - |
| 2019 | $38,010 | -79.56% | - |
| 2018 | $68,250 | 27.99% | - |
| 2017 | $49,150 | 4.15% | - |
| 2016 | $47,110 | 13.27% | - |
| 2015 | $40,860 | 12.87% | - |
| 2014 | $35,600 | 6.88% | - |
| 2013 | $33,150 | -25.07% | - |
| 2012 | $41,460 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $63,350 in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura 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 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura is 16.0 percent (16.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Merced and 49.1 percent (49.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area.