Note: There are two tables of wages on this page. The first is by county or region, the second by metropolitan area.
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Areas for which Data are Available | Year |
Entry Level: No Experience |
Experienced: New to Firm |
Experienced: 3 Years with Firm |
| Typical Wages* (Median) |
Typical Wages* (Median) |
Typical Wages* (Median) | ||
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| Butte | 1996 | $4.20- 6.20 ($5.00) | $4.20- 8.00 ($6.00) | $4.70-11.00 ($8.20) |
| Contra Costa | 1996 | $4.20-10.00 ($6.70) | $5.00-12.00 ($8.00) | $8.00-15.00 ($10.00) |
| Fresno | 1996 | $4.20- 6.50 ($5.20) | $4.20- 8.70 ($6.50) | $6.00-11.70 ($8.50) |
| Golden Sierra | 1995 | $4.20-12.10 ($6.00) | $4.20-12.70 ($6.70) | $4.20-14.00 ($8.50) |
| Humboldt | 1996 | $4.20- 6.00 ($5.00) | $4.20-10.00 ($6.00) | $6.00-12.00 ($8.50) |
| Kern | ||||
| Union | 1997 | $5.00- 5.00 ($5.00) | $6.00- 6.00 ($6.00) | $8.00- 8.00 ($8.00) |
| Non-Union | 1997 | $5.00- 8.60 ($5.10) | $5.00-10.60 ($7.00) | $5.00-14.30 ($9.00) |
| Kings | 1997 | $5.00- 6.20 ($5.00) | $5.00- 8.00 ($5.20) | $5.50-13.00 ($6.50) |
| Madera | 1995 | $4.20- 5.50 ($4.60) | $4.70- 7.50 ($6.00) | $5.50- 9.00 ($8.00) |
| Merced | 1997 | $5.00- 7.50 ($5.50) | $5.00- 9.00 ($6.00) | $5.50-19.20 ($8.00) |
| Monterey | 1996 | $4.70- 9.20 ($6.00) | $5.50-10.50 ($8.00) | $7.50-13.70 ($9.30) |
| North Central | 1997 | $5.00- 7.50 ($5.00) | $5.00-10.00 ($6.50) | $6.00-12.00 ($8.00) |
| NorTEC | 1996 | $4.20- 6.50 ($5.00) | $4.20- 8.50 ($6.20) | $5.00-11.00 ($7.70) |
| Orange | ||||
| Union | 1996 | $9.20-10.90 ($10.10) | $9.20-10.90 ($10.10) | $9.80-12.00 ($10.90) |
| Non-Union | 1996 | $4.20-11.90 ($6.20) | $5.50-15.30 ($9.20) | $6.50-18.20 ($10.50) |
| Riverside | ||||
| Union | 1995 | $6.00- 7.00 ($6.70) | $6.50- 8.00 ($7.70) | $8.00-11.00 ($9.70) |
| Non-Union | 1995 | $4.20- 7.00 ($6.00) | $4.40- 8.00 ($6.50) | $6.00-12.00 ($8.00) |
| Sacramento & Yolo | 1995 | $5.00- 5.70 ($5.50) | $6.50- 9.00 ($7.60) | $7.50-10.50 ($9.00) |
| San Francisco | ||||
| Union | 1996 | $12.40-14.60 ($14.60) | $13.40-15.00 ($15.00) | $13.40-15.80 ($15.80) |
| Non-Union | 1996 | $6.50- 9.20 ($7.00) | $7.50-10.00 ($8.30) | $8.00-12.20 ($10.00) |
| San Luis Obispo | 1995 | $4.20- 8.00 ($6.00) | $4.20- 9.00 ($7.20) | $5.00-10.00 ($8.50) |
| San Mateo | 1995 | $5.00-12.00 ($7.00) | $5.00-12.50 ($9.20) | $7.00-15.00 ($11.50) |
| Santa Clara | 1995 | $4.20- 8.50 ($5.50) | $4.50- 9.00 ($7.00) | $5.00-15.00 ($9.00) |
| Santa Cruz | 1996 | $5.00- 8.00 ($6.00) | $5.50-13.00 ($7.00) | $7.00-15.00 ($9.00) |
| Shasta | 1995 | $4.20- 5.00 ($4.50) | $4.20- 7.00 ($6.00) | $5.00- 8.50 ($8.00) |
| Sonoma | 1996 | $4.50- 7.50 ($6.00) | $6.00- 9.00 ($7.40) | $7.50-13.50 ($9.00) |
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* Median is the middle value - at least half the workers
earn the same amount or more, half earn the same amount or less.
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Source: California Cooperative Occupational
Information System
Labor Market Information Division,
Employment Development Department
WAGES FOR
COOKS - RESTAURANT
1996
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Metropolitan Areas (Counties) for which Data are Available | Average | Median * | Midrange ** |
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| Bakersfield (Kern) | $7.68 | $7.31 | $6.47-8.16 |
| Fresno (Fresno) | $7.05 | $6.79 | $5.50-8.35 |
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Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles) | $7.81 | $7.44 | $5.99-8.98 |
| Merced (Merced) | $7.32 | $7.08 | $6.28-7.88 |
| Modesto (Stanislaus) | $7.54 | $7.18 | $6.30-8.06 |
| Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa) | $9.04 | $8.70 | $7.10-10.32 |
| Orange County | $8.02 | $7.33 | $5.74-9.26 |
| Redding (Shasta) | $6.80 | $6.73 | $5.69-7.79 |
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Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino) | $7.39 | $7.14 | $5.90-8.38 |
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Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer & Sacramento) | $7.58 | $7.40 | $6.27-8.53 |
| Salinas (Monterey) | $9.07 | $8.61 | $7.14-10.59 |
| San Diego (San Diego) | $7.57 | $7.30 | $6.13-8.47 |
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San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo) | $10.83 | $9.88 | $7.45-12.00 |
| San Jose (Santa Clara) | $8.26 | $8.28 | $6.29-9.82 |
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San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles (San Luis Obispo) | $7.02 | $6.99 | $6.02-7.96 |
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Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc (Santa Barbara) | $8.67 | $8.60 | $6.82-9.80 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville (Santa Cruz) | $7.22 | $5.76 | $5.25-9.78 |
| Santa Rosa (Sonoma) | $8.12 | $7.72 | $6.72-8.98 |
| Stockton-Lodi (San Joaquin) | $7.01 | $6.61 | $5.43-8.21 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa (Napa & Solano) | $8.68 | $7.55 | $5.76-9.58 |
| Ventura County | $7.43 | $7.22 | $5.81-8.72 |
| Visalia-Tulare-Porterville (Tulare) | $7.58 | $7.13 | $5.94-8.32 |
| Yuba City (Sutter & Yuba) | $7.60 | $7.38 | $6.57-8.20 |
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* Median is the middle value - at least half the workers
earn the same amount or more, half earn the same amount or less.
** Midrange is what the middle 50 percent make - 25 percent earn the top end or more, and 25 percent earn the bottom end or less. | |||
Source: Occupational Employment Statistics Labor Market Information Division, Employment Development Department
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