The annual salary statistics of chefs and head cooks in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of chefs and head cooks in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario 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 | $37,930 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,400 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $61,700 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $80,470 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $121,650 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chefs and head cooks in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $121,650. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,930.
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 | $61,700 | 24.41% | 53.61% |
| 2021 | $46,640 | -43.63% | - |
| 2020 | $66,990 | 9.18% | - |
| 2019 | $60,840 | 24.24% | - |
| 2018 | $46,090 | -2.32% | - |
| 2017 | $47,160 | 3.29% | - |
| 2016 | $45,610 | -1.60% | - |
| 2015 | $46,340 | 40.22% | - |
| 2014 | $27,700 | 4.48% | - |
| 2013 | $26,460 | -8.16% | - |
| 2012 | $28,620 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $61,700 in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is 18.2 percent (18.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Merced and 47.7 percent (47.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area.