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Fast Food Cooks Salary in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California

The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of fast food 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Fast Food Cooks in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$33,390
25th Percentile Wage
$34,460
50th Percentile Wage
$37,440
75th Percentile Wage
$38,760
90th Percentile Wage
$44,330

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food 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 $44,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,390.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of fast food cooks from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$37,440
5.15% 45.19%
2021
$35,510
18.53% -
2020
$28,930
9.23% -
2019
$26,260
4.27% -
2018
$25,140
3.74% -
2017
$24,200
3.72% -
2016
$23,300
6.27% -
2015
$21,840
3.02% -
2014
$21,180
0.61% -
2013
$21,050
2.52% -
2012
$20,520
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Table 2. Compare Fast Food Cooks Salary in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $37,440, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is the second highest paying city for fast food cooks in state of California, following the highest paying city San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (median annual salary of $37,750). Compared with San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, the median annual salary of fast food cooks in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is .8 percent (.8%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$37,750
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$37,440
Napa
$35,610
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$35,330
Vallejo-Fairfield
$34,910
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$34,740
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$34,400
Salinas
$34,360
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$34,310
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$34,120
Yuba City
$33,380
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$33,380
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$33,370
Hanford-Corcoran
$33,360
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$33,350
Modesto
$33,290
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$33,230
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$33,160
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$33,080
Stockton
$31,940
Bakersfield-Delano
$31,360
Redding
$31,270
El Centro
$31,230
Chico
$31,160
Merced
$31,080
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$31,040
Fresno
$31,030
Visalia-Porterville
$30,840
Madera-Chowchilla
$30,730
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$25,440
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$23,860
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$23,410
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$23,320
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$23,140
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$23,110
Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$22,600
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$20,360
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$19,060
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$18,930

See also: Top paying jobs in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California.