The annual salary statistics of restaurant cooks in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of restaurant cooks in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura 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 | $31,060 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,640 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,930 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,970 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $44,480 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for restaurant cooks in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $44,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,930. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,060.
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 | $35,930 | 1.20% | 37.35% |
| 2021 | $35,500 | 14.56% | - |
| 2020 | $30,330 | 3.89% | - |
| 2019 | $29,150 | 1.06% | - |
| 2018 | $28,840 | 1.01% | - |
| 2017 | $28,550 | 2.73% | - |
| 2016 | $27,770 | 7.53% | - |
| 2015 | $25,680 | 6.23% | - |
| 2014 | $24,080 | 5.32% | - |
| 2013 | $22,800 | 1.27% | - |
| 2012 | $22,510 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,930 in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura is in the middle of salary range for restaurant cooks in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of restaurant cooks in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura is 19.3 percent (19.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 35.8 percent (35.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.