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Institution and Cafeteria Cooks Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California

The annual salary statistics of institution and cafeteria cooks in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of institution and cafeteria cooks in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana 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 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$19,930
25th Percentile Wage
$24,250
50th Percentile Wage
$28,800
75th Percentile Wage
$34,830
90th Percentile Wage
$40,490

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for institution and cafeteria cooks in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $40,490. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,800. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,930.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of institution and cafeteria cooks from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$28,800
2.22% 3.85%
2013
$28,160
1.67% -
2012
$27,690
- -

Table 2. Compare Institution and Cafeteria Cooks Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $28,800, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana is the lowest paying city for institution and cafeteria cooks in state of California, following city of Napa (median annual salary of $49,240). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of institution and cafeteria cooks in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana is about 41.5 percent (41.5%) lower than that of the highest paying city Napa.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Napa
$49,240
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$45,230
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$45,040
Hanford-Corcoran
$43,350
Vallejo-Fairfield
$42,990
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$42,920
Salinas
$42,500
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$41,200
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$41,170
Merced
$41,060
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$40,970
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$40,550
El Centro
$39,920
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$38,880
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$38,790
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$38,540
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$38,410
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$38,260
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$38,000
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$37,850
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$37,630
Fresno
$37,180
Bakersfield-Delano
$37,020
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$36,840
Stockton
$36,810
Modesto
$36,790
Yuba City
$36,550
Madera-Chowchilla
$36,370
Visalia-Porterville
$36,120
Redding
$36,110
Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$35,720
Chico
$35,500
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$35,420
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$34,390
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$32,120
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$31,990
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$29,740
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$28,950
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$28,800