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          Wages for Cooks, Short Order in CALIFORNIA

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $11.27 $14.71 $17.25 $20.41 $22.34
          Yearly $23,440 $30,610 $35,880 $42,450 $46,460
          California Hourly $17.25 $18.39 $20.64 $21.64 $22.67
          Yearly $35,880 $38,250 $42,930 $45,020 $47,150
          Redding, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.50 $16.65 $17.66 $20.18 $21.05
          Yearly $34,320 $34,630 $36,730 $41,980 $43,770
          San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area Hourly $19.35 $20.68 $22.11 $22.59 $24.47
          Yearly $40,250 $43,010 $45,990 $46,990 $50,890
          North Coast Region of California Balance of State Hourly $17.52 $17.78 $18.54 $21.04 $22.00
          Yearly $36,450 $36,990 $38,570 $43,760 $45,760
          Stockton-Lodi, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.81 $17.06 $18.02 $20.63 $21.80
          Yearly $34,960 $35,490 $37,490 $42,910 $45,340
          Napa, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.29 $18.62 $21.12 $23.15 $24.43
          Yearly $38,040 $38,740 $43,930 $48,150 $50,820
          Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.50 $18.36 $18.82 $21.37 $22.18
          Yearly $36,400 $38,180 $39,140 $44,460 $46,120
          Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.55 $19.26 $22.33 $23.20 $24.49
          Yearly $38,580 $40,070 $46,450 $48,260 $50,940
          Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.62 $16.99 $18.89 $20.84 $21.22
          Yearly $34,570 $35,330 $39,300 $43,340 $44,150
          Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.90 $16.95 $17.12 $20.25 $20.68
          Yearly $35,140 $35,250 $35,610 $42,120 $43,020
          Vallejo, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.90 $18.56 $21.81 $22.69 $23.95
          Yearly $37,240 $38,610 $45,360 $47,190 $49,810
          San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.28 $18.03 $18.28 $21.20 $21.59
          Yearly $35,950 $37,500 $38,020 $44,100 $44,920
          Fresno, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.50 $17.07 $18.41 $19.81 $21.10
          Yearly $34,320 $35,500 $38,280 $41,200 $43,880
          Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.09 $17.18 $18.44 $21.38 $22.55
          Yearly $35,550 $35,740 $38,340 $44,460 $46,900
          North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California Balance of State Hourly $17.31 $17.81 $18.65 $21.20 $21.89
          Yearly $36,000 $37,040 $38,800 $44,100 $45,520
          Merced, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.50 $16.73 $17.43 $20.51 $21.38
          Yearly $34,320 $34,800 $36,240 $42,650 $44,470
          Yuba City, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.00 $17.60 $20.39 $20.96 $22.39
          Yearly $35,360 $36,610 $42,400 $43,600 $46,560
          Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.64 $17.09 $18.51 $20.41 $20.60
          Yearly $34,600 $35,540 $38,490 $42,450 $42,850
          Salinas, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.35 $18.21 $19.49 $21.62 $21.98
          Yearly $36,080 $37,870 $40,550 $44,980 $45,720
          Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.28 $19.26 $21.00 $21.63 $21.64
          Yearly $38,030 $40,060 $43,680 $44,990 $45,020
          Chico, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.57 $16.57 $18.13 $20.37 $21.86
          Yearly $34,470 $34,470 $37,700 $42,370 $45,460
          Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.97 $17.71 $20.67 $22.69 $23.68
          Yearly $35,300 $36,830 $42,990 $47,200 $49,260
          San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.19 $17.36 $17.93 $21.18 $23.10
          Yearly $35,750 $36,110 $37,300 $44,060 $48,050
          Modesto, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.29 $17.99 $18.40 $21.55 $22.80
          Yearly $35,950 $37,410 $38,260 $44,820 $47,420
          San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.93 $20.96 $22.02 $22.67 $24.84
          Yearly $39,380 $43,610 $45,790 $47,150 $51,670
          Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California Balance of State Hourly $17.73 $18.30 $19.56 $21.95 $22.61
          Yearly $36,880 $38,050 $40,680 $45,660 $47,020
          Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.25 $17.71 $18.50 $21.86 $22.57
          Yearly $35,880 $36,830 $38,480 $45,460 $46,950
          Visalia, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.50 $16.73 $18.24 $20.16 $21.62
          Yearly $34,320 $34,800 $37,940 $41,920 $44,980
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