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Restaurant Cooks Salary in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California

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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Restaurant Cooks in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California

Percentile BracketAverage 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.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of restaurant cooks from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-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
- -

Table 2. Compare Restaurant Cooks Salary in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville with Other California Cities

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.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$44,530
Napa
$42,560
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$42,460
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$39,580
Salinas
$38,000
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$37,890
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$37,820
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$37,350
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$37,330
Vallejo-Fairfield
$37,150
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$37,080
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$37,060
Hanford-Corcoran
$36,600
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$36,600
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$36,490
Yuba City
$36,420
El Centro
$36,300
Modesto
$36,240
Stockton
$36,170
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$36,010
Madera-Chowchilla
$35,990
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$35,930
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$35,840
Fresno
$35,600
Chico
$35,460
Bakersfield-Delano
$35,330
Redding
$35,270
Visalia-Porterville
$35,010
Merced
$34,510
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$33,070
Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$30,450
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$29,820
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$29,190
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$28,210
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$28,150
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$27,170
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$24,440
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$23,640
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$23,080

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