Note: There are two tables of wages on this page. The first is by county or region, the second by metropolitan area.

WAGES FOR COOKS - SPECIALTY FAST FOOD
1995-97


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)

Fresno	1997	$5.00- 5.10 ($5.00)	$5.00- 6.00 ($5.00)	$5.70-10.00 ($7.30)
Mendocino	1997	$5.00- 6.00 ($5.10)	$5.00- 6.00 ($5.60)	$5.50- 7.00 ($6.00)
Shasta	1997	$5.00- 5.20 ($5.00)	$5.00- 6.00 ($5.00)	$5.20- 8.00 ($6.50)
Stanislaus	1997	$5.10- 7.00 ($5.40)	$5.10- 7.50 ($5.70)	$5.10-10.00 ($7.00)
Tulare	1997	$5.00- 7.00 ($5.00)	$5.00- 7.50 ($6.50)	$5.20-10.00 ($7.50)

* Median is the middle value - at least half the workers earn the same amount or more, half earn the same amount or less.

Source: California Cooperative Occupational Information System
Labor Market Information Division, Employment Development Department

WAGES FOR COOKS - SPECIALTY FAST FOOD
1996


Metropolitan Areas (Counties) for which Data are Available	Average	Median *	Midrange **

Chico-Paradise (Butte)	$5.21	$5.31	$5.03-5.58
Fresno (Fresno)	$5.13	$5.28	$5.02-5.55
Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino)	$6.21	$5.49	$5.12-6.74
Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer & Sacramento)	$6.63	$6.64	$5.65-7.64
San Jose (Santa Clara)	$5.60	$5.45	$5.10-6.07
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc (Santa Barbara)	$6.07	$5.76	$5.25-7.13
Stockton-Lodi (San Joaquin)	$5.38	$5.36	$5.05-5.66
Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa (Napa & Solano)	$5.54	$5.42	$5.08-5.79
Ventura County	$5.66	$5.34	$5.05-5.64
Visalia-Tulare-Porterville (Tulare)	$5.50	$5.39	$5.07-5.71

* 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