The annual salary statistics of chefs and head cooks in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of chefs and head cooks in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 | $46,760 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $54,360 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,430 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $80,190 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $109,600 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chefs and head cooks in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $109,600. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,430. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,760.
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 | $58,430 | 4.47% | 11.91% |
| 2021 | $55,820 | -27.32% | - |
| 2020 | $71,070 | 9.40% | - |
| 2019 | $64,390 | 27.33% | - |
| 2018 | $46,790 | -11.58% | - |
| 2017 | $52,210 | 9.33% | - |
| 2016 | $47,340 | 7.67% | - |
| 2015 | $43,710 | -0.57% | - |
| 2014 | $43,960 | -9.03% | - |
| 2013 | $47,930 | -7.39% | - |
| 2012 | $51,470 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $58,430 in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 22.5 percent (22.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Merced and 44.8 percent (44.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area.