The annual salary statistics of restaurant cooks in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of restaurant cooks in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $37,310 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $42,050 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,530 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,370 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $54,150 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for restaurant cooks in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $54,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,530. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,310.
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 | $44,530 | 2.96% | 45.47% |
| 2021 | $43,210 | 18.26% | - |
| 2020 | $35,320 | 4.30% | - |
| 2019 | $33,800 | 6.89% | - |
| 2018 | $31,470 | 5.43% | - |
| 2017 | $29,760 | 4.17% | - |
| 2016 | $28,520 | 5.75% | - |
| 2015 | $26,880 | 4.09% | - |
| 2014 | $25,780 | 5.39% | - |
| 2013 | $24,390 | 0.45% | - |
| 2012 | $24,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $44,530, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for restaurant cooks in state of California, followed by Napa (median annual salary $42,560). In comparison, the median annual salary of restaurant cooks in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 4.4 percent (4.4%) higher than that in Napa.