Chefs and Head Cooks in California

2024 Salary & Job Market Data

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Metric California National Insight
Median Salary $66,780 $60,990 +9.5% vs US
State Rank #8 of 54 states Top 10 state
Employment 26,500 jobs 182,320 jobs 14.5% of US jobs
Job Concentration (LQ) — 1.00 Average

How California Pays for Chefs and Head Cooks

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Full Salary Distribution in California

Percentile Annual Hourly
10th Percentile $45,500 $21.88
25th Percentile $55,420 $26.65
Median $66,780 $32.11
75th Percentile $80,250 $38.58
90th Percentile $100,580 $48.36

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