The annual salary statistics of restaurant cooks in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of restaurant cooks in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville 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 | $33,810 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,780 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $41,300 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $44,940 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for restaurant cooks in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $44,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,810.
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 | $37,820 | 2.70% | 40.75% |
| 2021 | $36,800 | 17.45% | - |
| 2020 | $30,380 | 9.18% | - |
| 2019 | $27,590 | 4.06% | - |
| 2018 | $26,470 | -0.38% | - |
| 2017 | $26,570 | 1.54% | - |
| 2016 | $26,160 | 3.56% | - |
| 2015 | $25,230 | 7.85% | - |
| 2014 | $23,250 | 0.09% | - |
| 2013 | $23,230 | 3.53% | - |
| 2012 | $22,410 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,820 in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville is in the middle of salary range for restaurant cooks in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of restaurant cooks in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville is 15.1 percent (15.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 39.0 percent (39.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.