The annual salary statistics of restaurant cooks in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of restaurant cooks in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward 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 | $22,820 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,940 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,190 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,860 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $39,890 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for restaurant cooks in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $39,890. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,190. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,820.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of restaurant cooks from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $29,190 | 13.05% | 18.36% |
| 2016 | $25,380 | 8.35% | - |
| 2015 | $23,260 | 10.10% | - |
| 2014 | $20,910 | -3.92% | - |
| 2013 | $21,730 | -9.66% | - |
| 2012 | $23,830 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,190 in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is in the middle of salary range for restaurant cooks in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of restaurant cooks in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is 34.4 percent (34.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 20.9 percent (20.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.