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          Wages for Chefs and Head Cooks in CALIFORNIA

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $18.22 $23.29 $30.03 $37.86 $47.39
          Yearly $37,900 $48,440 $62,470 $78,750 $98,560
          California Hourly $17.97 $22.27 $31.01 $38.96 $48.98
          Yearly $37,380 $46,320 $64,500 $81,040 $101,870
          San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.00 $22.00 $29.14 $36.82 $46.51
          Yearly $37,440 $45,760 $60,600 $76,590 $96,740
          Vallejo, CA Metro Area Hourly $19.18 $22.80 $30.40 $38.17 $46.73
          Yearly $39,890 $47,430 $63,230 $79,390 $97,210
          Merced, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.89 $20.31 $27.64 $41.75 $47.55
          Yearly $35,140 $42,240 $57,500 $86,830 $98,900
          Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.36 $18.62 $22.02 $35.21 $38.33
          Yearly $36,110 $38,720 $45,800 $73,240 $79,730
          Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.94 $23.23 $33.65 $38.87 $49.41
          Yearly $37,310 $48,310 $69,990 $80,850 $102,760
          Stockton-Lodi, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.49 $20.44 $26.54 $35.66 $43.25
          Yearly $38,460 $42,520 $55,210 $74,180 $89,960
          Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.79 $22.21 $35.37 $39.02 $49.85
          Yearly $39,080 $46,200 $73,570 $81,150 $103,680
          Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California Balance of State Hourly $17.00 $20.11 $28.51 $37.71 $48.11
          Yearly $35,360 $41,820 $59,300 $78,430 $100,060
          Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.81 $19.17 $27.51 $36.21 $41.55
          Yearly $34,970 $39,870 $57,220 $75,330 $86,420
          San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.61 $23.13 $33.16 $43.53 $55.37
          Yearly $42,860 $48,110 $68,970 $90,530 $115,170
          Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.84 $21.25 $27.82 $36.57 $45.57
          Yearly $37,110 $44,200 $57,870 $76,060 $94,790
          Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.26 $23.92 $31.00 $36.04 $46.38
          Yearly $37,970 $49,760 $64,480 $74,950 $96,470
          Yuba City, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.44 $19.48 $21.32 $31.51 $39.91
          Yearly $36,280 $40,520 $44,340 $65,540 $83,010
          Fresno, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.74 $20.55 $29.75 $35.93 $44.94
          Yearly $36,900 $42,740 $61,870 $74,730 $93,480
          Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area Hourly $19.11 $20.53 $28.46 $37.01 $46.22
          Yearly $39,740 $42,700 $59,190 $76,980 $96,130
          Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.55 $20.50 $30.11 $38.19 $46.60
          Yearly $36,500 $42,630 $62,620 $79,430 $96,920
          North Coast Region of California Balance of State Hourly $17.89 $19.22 $28.82 $36.82 $44.24
          Yearly $37,210 $39,980 $59,940 $76,590 $92,010
          San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.63 $20.39 $28.56 $36.73 $45.04
          Yearly $36,660 $42,410 $59,400 $76,400 $93,690
          Modesto, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.08 $21.29 $29.48 $38.33 $47.42
          Yearly $37,600 $44,290 $61,330 $79,730 $98,630
          Chico, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.90 $17.95 $26.92 $33.22 $39.23
          Yearly $35,160 $37,330 $55,990 $69,100 $81,590
          Salinas, CA Metro Area Hourly $19.30 $28.46 $34.83 $43.93 $53.72
          Yearly $40,150 $59,190 $72,440 $91,380 $111,730
          Redding, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.38 $21.89 $27.19 $35.75 $45.78
          Yearly $36,150 $45,520 $56,550 $74,370 $95,220
          San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.40 $27.11 $37.99 $46.75 $56.41
          Yearly $46,590 $56,390 $79,020 $97,240 $117,340
          Visalia, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.50 $18.02 $27.69 $35.59 $44.68
          Yearly $34,320 $37,470 $57,600 $74,030 $92,930
          Napa, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.34 $29.20 $37.96 $47.39 $65.39
          Yearly $44,390 $60,740 $78,960 $98,580 $136,010
          North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California Balance of State Hourly $17.70 $18.50 $28.97 $41.55 $48.93
          Yearly $36,820 $38,480 $60,250 $86,420 $101,770
          Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.40 $21.88 $31.28 $38.66 $48.50
          Yearly $38,280 $45,520 $65,060 $80,400 $100,880
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