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          Wages for Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria in CALIFORNIA

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $13.69 $15.60 $18.01 $21.54 $23.88
          Yearly $28,480 $32,440 $37,450 $44,800 $49,670
          California Hourly $18.06 $19.35 $22.31 $25.03 $28.67
          Yearly $37,570 $40,240 $46,390 $52,060 $59,630
          Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.82 $21.00 $22.72 $25.00 $29.84
          Yearly $39,140 $43,680 $47,260 $51,990 $62,070
          Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.86 $19.10 $22.75 $25.45 $28.62
          Yearly $37,140 $39,730 $47,310 $52,930 $59,530
          Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.66 $18.66 $21.11 $23.30 $28.03
          Yearly $36,730 $38,820 $43,910 $48,460 $58,300
          Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.05 $19.54 $23.18 $27.72 $28.33
          Yearly $37,530 $40,630 $48,210 $57,660 $58,920
          San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.95 $23.38 $24.94 $28.23 $32.57
          Yearly $45,660 $48,630 $51,880 $58,720 $67,750
          Chico, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.70 $18.48 $19.89 $21.62 $25.52
          Yearly $36,820 $38,430 $41,380 $44,970 $53,070
          Vallejo, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.51 $20.42 $22.66 $28.07 $32.32
          Yearly $38,510 $42,480 $47,130 $58,390 $67,230
          Modesto, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.98 $18.91 $21.86 $24.04 $27.74
          Yearly $37,390 $39,330 $45,480 $50,010 $57,700
          San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.37 $20.40 $22.64 $25.39 $28.50
          Yearly $38,210 $42,430 $47,100 $52,800 $59,280
          Redding, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.84 $18.20 $21.28 $23.49 $28.47
          Yearly $37,100 $37,850 $44,250 $48,860 $59,210
          Yuba City, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.92 $18.62 $21.13 $23.02 $27.27
          Yearly $37,280 $38,730 $43,940 $47,890 $56,720
          Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.84 $18.79 $21.83 $23.88 $28.51
          Yearly $37,100 $39,070 $45,400 $49,680 $59,300
          North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California Balance of State Hourly $17.90 $19.41 $21.96 $23.77 $28.52
          Yearly $37,240 $40,360 $45,670 $49,440 $59,330
          San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.11 $18.90 $21.62 $22.83 $28.06
          Yearly $37,660 $39,300 $44,970 $47,490 $58,360
          Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California Balance of State Hourly $17.42 $18.88 $22.00 $23.75 $28.31
          Yearly $36,230 $39,270 $45,770 $49,400 $58,880
          Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.57 $18.43 $21.38 $24.28 $27.43
          Yearly $36,540 $38,340 $44,470 $50,510 $57,060
          Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.94 $18.84 $21.43 $23.93 $29.15
          Yearly $37,310 $39,180 $44,570 $49,770 $60,640
          Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.51 $18.74 $21.65 $24.05 $28.14
          Yearly $36,420 $38,970 $45,020 $50,030 $58,540
          Fresno, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.21 $17.89 $20.47 $21.82 $24.48
          Yearly $35,790 $37,220 $42,580 $45,390 $50,910
          El Centro, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.96 $17.75 $19.70 $22.05 $23.54
          Yearly $35,270 $36,930 $40,980 $45,870 $48,970
          Merced, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.84 $18.61 $21.35 $23.09 $28.28
          Yearly $37,100 $38,700 $44,410 $48,020 $58,820
          Salinas, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.22 $20.07 $22.51 $24.96 $29.32
          Yearly $37,900 $41,750 $46,820 $51,910 $60,990
          North Coast Region of California Balance of State Hourly $17.39 $18.61 $21.27 $23.68 $27.74
          Yearly $36,170 $38,720 $44,250 $49,260 $57,700
          Visalia, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.44 $18.05 $20.10 $22.35 $25.73
          Yearly $36,280 $37,550 $41,820 $46,480 $53,520
          San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area Hourly $19.67 $22.07 $23.63 $27.41 $30.63
          Yearly $40,920 $45,910 $49,140 $57,020 $63,710
          Stockton-Lodi, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.84 $18.50 $21.13 $23.18 $26.53
          Yearly $37,100 $38,480 $43,950 $48,200 $55,190
          Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.14 $20.89 $22.53 $27.35 $28.28
          Yearly $37,720 $43,450 $46,850 $56,900 $58,820
          Napa, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.64 $21.06 $23.11 $26.76 $29.15
          Yearly $38,760 $43,810 $48,060 $55,660 $60,640