Cooks, Fast Food pay in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$40,210avg. a year
$19.33 an hour · 48,440 employed
Cooks, Fast Food in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area earn an average of $40,210 a year. That is $1,280 (3%) less than the California average of $41,490. The U.S. average is $32,390.
$38,000Median pay
$19.33Average hourly
-3%vs. California average
48,440Jobs in this metro
Other California metro areas
Average pay for cooks, fast food in other California metro areas. Swipe to see all 24.
110,160 jobs
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$46,590
$22.40 an hour
24,790 jobs
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$46,530
$22.37 an hour
31,150 jobs
Vallejo, CA
$44,360
$21.33 an hour
4370 jobs
Napa, CA
$43,910
$21.11 an hour
51,050 jobs
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
$43,620
$20.97 an hour
61,430 jobs
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
$42,120
$20.25 an hour
7710 jobs
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
$42,030
$20.21 an hour
81,100 jobs
Salinas, CA
$41,940
$20.16 an hour
91,620 jobs
Modesto, CA
$41,900
$20.14 an hour
1010,630 jobs
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
$41,710
$20.05 an hour
1116,910 jobs
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
$41,430
$19.92 an hour
12390 jobs
Yuba City, CA
$41,400
$19.91 an hour
132,520 jobs
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
$41,330
$19.87 an hour
14850 jobs
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
$41,230
$19.82 an hour
158,020 jobs
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
$40,910
$19.67 an hour
162,260 jobs
Stockton-Lodi, CA
$40,780
$19.61 an hour
17330 jobs
El Centro, CA
$40,360
$19.40 an hour
182,450 jobs
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
$40,330
$19.39 an hour
19580 jobs
Chico, CA
$40,300
$19.37 an hour
20450 jobs
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
$40,150
$19.31 an hour
21470 jobs
Redding, CA
$40,000
$19.23 an hour
22660 jobs
Merced, CA
$39,880
$19.17 an hour
231,410 jobs
Visalia, CA
$39,830
$19.15 an hour
243,910 jobs
Fresno, CA
$39,650
$19.06 an hour
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How Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Cooks, Restaurant | $44,750 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $41,220 |
| Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | $46,490 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $41,080 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $42,640 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $53,380 |
Questions and answers
How much do cooks, fast food make in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?
The average is $40,210 a year, and the median is $38,000. About 48,440 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the California average?
That is $1,280 (3%) less than the California average of $41,490.
Is this job common in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?
It makes up 7.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.87 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 35-2011. Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 31080). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.