The annual salary statistics of restaurant cooks in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of restaurant cooks in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario 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 | $30,770 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,650 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,840 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,450 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $43,110 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for restaurant cooks in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $43,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,770.
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 | $35,840 | 14.06% | 37.33% |
| 2021 | $30,800 | 2.24% | - |
| 2020 | $30,110 | 6.58% | - |
| 2019 | $28,130 | 0.57% | - |
| 2018 | $27,970 | 4.22% | - |
| 2017 | $26,790 | 5.79% | - |
| 2016 | $25,240 | 6.77% | - |
| 2015 | $23,530 | 6.76% | - |
| 2014 | $21,940 | -0.68% | - |
| 2013 | $22,090 | -1.67% | - |
| 2012 | $22,460 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,840 in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is in the middle of salary range for restaurant cooks in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of restaurant cooks in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is 19.5 percent (19.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 35.6 percent (35.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.