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          Wages for Cooks, Fast Food in CALIFORNIA

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $10.86 $13.11 $14.85 $17.92 $20.63
          Yearly $22,580 $27,260 $30,890 $37,260 $42,910
          California Hourly $17.19 $17.92 $20.21 $20.82 $23.44
          Yearly $35,750 $37,260 $42,050 $43,300 $48,750
          North Coast Region of California Balance of State Hourly $16.97 $17.59 $20.26 $20.64 $21.00
          Yearly $35,290 $36,580 $42,140 $42,930 $43,680
          Redding, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.24 $18.21 $19.19 $20.00 $20.66
          Yearly $35,860 $37,880 $39,920 $41,600 $42,970
          Visalia, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.29 $17.96 $19.11 $20.36 $20.46
          Yearly $35,950 $37,360 $39,750 $42,340 $42,550
          Napa, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.99 $19.39 $21.78 $22.12 $22.38
          Yearly $37,420 $40,340 $45,300 $46,010 $46,560
          San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.36 $17.88 $20.41 $21.00 $22.71
          Yearly $36,110 $37,190 $42,450 $43,680 $47,230
          North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California Balance of State Hourly $17.02 $17.73 $20.35 $20.79 $20.93
          Yearly $35,410 $36,880 $42,330 $43,240 $43,540
          Yuba City, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.15 $18.44 $20.35 $20.61 $23.30
          Yearly $35,680 $38,360 $42,320 $42,860 $48,450
          Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.84 $17.42 $19.94 $20.35 $22.69
          Yearly $35,030 $36,240 $41,480 $42,330 $47,190
          San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.37 $20.34 $22.70 $23.99 $24.45
          Yearly $38,210 $42,320 $47,220 $49,900 $50,850
          Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.30 $17.61 $20.45 $20.91 $22.42
          Yearly $35,980 $36,630 $42,530 $43,490 $46,640
          Fresno, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.50 $16.67 $19.05 $20.37 $23.25
          Yearly $34,320 $34,670 $39,620 $42,360 $48,350
          Salinas, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.89 $17.80 $20.73 $21.18 $22.60
          Yearly $35,130 $37,020 $43,120 $44,060 $47,010
          Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.19 $17.83 $18.27 $20.45 $21.90
          Yearly $35,760 $37,080 $38,000 $42,540 $45,550
          Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California Balance of State Hourly $17.30 $17.92 $20.38 $20.75 $20.98
          Yearly $35,990 $37,260 $42,380 $43,160 $43,630
          El Centro, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.54 $18.34 $19.34 $20.13 $20.43
          Yearly $36,480 $38,150 $40,230 $41,860 $42,490
          San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.44 $20.74 $22.44 $23.44 $26.36
          Yearly $38,350 $43,140 $46,670 $48,750 $54,820
          Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.95 $19.49 $21.08 $21.81 $22.94
          Yearly $37,340 $40,540 $43,840 $45,370 $47,720
          Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.73 $18.02 $20.42 $20.67 $21.19
          Yearly $34,800 $37,480 $42,480 $43,000 $44,080
          San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.79 $17.85 $20.38 $20.70 $21.01
          Yearly $34,930 $37,120 $42,390 $43,060 $43,700
          Stockton-Lodi, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.01 $18.26 $20.00 $20.41 $20.83
          Yearly $35,380 $37,970 $41,600 $42,450 $43,330
          Merced, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.62 $18.23 $19.44 $20.26 $20.46
          Yearly $34,560 $37,920 $40,430 $42,140 $42,560
          Vallejo, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.76 $20.86 $21.37 $21.65 $26.69
          Yearly $36,950 $43,380 $44,450 $45,030 $55,520
          Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.64 $19.19 $20.53 $21.05 $21.29
          Yearly $36,680 $39,920 $42,700 $43,780 $44,290
          Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.50 $16.97 $19.85 $20.46 $21.00
          Yearly $34,320 $35,300 $41,280 $42,550 $43,690
          Modesto, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.36 $18.47 $20.44 $20.80 $22.57
          Yearly $36,120 $38,430 $42,510 $43,260 $46,940
          Chico, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.08 $18.16 $19.39 $20.23 $21.79
          Yearly $35,520 $37,760 $40,340 $42,080 $45,330
          Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.76 $18.15 $20.98 $21.23 $21.44
          Yearly $36,930 $37,760 $43,630 $44,160 $44,590
          Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.50 $16.97 $20.29 $20.52 $21.28
          Yearly $34,320 $35,300 $42,210 $42,680 $44,270