The annual salary statistics of restaurant cooks in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of restaurant cooks in Santa Rosa-Petaluma 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 | $36,120 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,730 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,580 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $45,510 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,100 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for restaurant cooks in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,100. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,120.
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 | $39,580 | 3.26% | 37.65% |
| 2021 | $38,290 | 7.63% | - |
| 2020 | $35,370 | 5.00% | - |
| 2019 | $33,600 | 6.70% | - |
| 2018 | $31,350 | 0.70% | - |
| 2017 | $31,130 | 4.79% | - |
| 2016 | $29,640 | 5.47% | - |
| 2015 | $28,020 | 12.24% | - |
| 2014 | $24,590 | 2.11% | - |
| 2013 | $24,070 | -2.53% | - |
| 2012 | $24,680 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $39,580 in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is in the middle of salary range for restaurant cooks in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of restaurant cooks in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is 11.1 percent (11.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 41.7 percent (41.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.