The annual salary statistics of restaurant cooks in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of restaurant cooks in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim 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 | $31,590 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,870 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,060 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,040 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $45,830 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for restaurant cooks in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $45,830. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,060. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,590.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of restaurant cooks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $37,060 | 1.65% | 28.93% |
| 2021 | $36,450 | 13.55% | - |
| 2020 | $31,510 | 5.84% | - |
| 2019 | $29,670 | 3.81% | - |
| 2018 | $28,540 | 2.80% | - |
| 2017 | $27,740 | 5.05% | - |
| 2016 | $26,340 | 9.00% | - |
| 2015 | $23,970 | -9.89% | - |
| 2012 | $26,340 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,060 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for restaurant cooks in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of restaurant cooks in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 16.8 percent (16.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 37.7 percent (37.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.