Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria pay in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$46,490avg. a year
$22.35 an hour · 9,860 employed
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area earn an average of $46,490 a year. That is $1,410 (3%) less than the California average of $47,900. The U.S. average is $38,810.
$45,400Median pay
$22.35Average hourly
-3%vs. California average
9,860Jobs in this metro
Other California metro areas
Average pay for cooks, institution and cafeteria in other California metro areas. Swipe to see all 24.
12,640 jobs
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$54,290
$26.10 an hour
24,280 jobs
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$52,440
$25.21 an hour
3270 jobs
Vallejo, CA
$50,500
$24.28 an hour
4130 jobs
Napa, CA
$50,320
$24.19 an hour
5250 jobs
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
$49,350
$23.72 an hour
6430 jobs
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
$49,070
$23.59 an hour
7420 jobs
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
$49,000
$23.56 an hour
83,070 jobs
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
$48,170
$23.16 an hour
9350 jobs
Salinas, CA
$48,160
$23.15 an hour
1080 jobs
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
$47,540
$22.85 an hour
11330 jobs
Modesto, CA
$46,530
$22.37 an hour
12610 jobs
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
$46,240
$22.23 an hour
131,780 jobs
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
$45,770
$22.01 an hour
14340 jobs
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
$45,670
$21.96 an hour
152,540 jobs
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
$45,640
$21.94 an hour
16200 jobs
Redding, CA
$45,380
$21.82 an hour
17400 jobs
Stockton-Lodi, CA
$45,050
$21.66 an hour
18190 jobs
Merced, CA
$45,000
$21.63 an hour
19120 jobs
Yuba City, CA
$44,970
$21.62 an hour
20510 jobs
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
$44,960
$21.62 an hour
21280 jobs
Visalia, CA
$43,040
$20.69 an hour
22900 jobs
Fresno, CA
$42,890
$20.62 an hour
23140 jobs
Chico, CA
$42,850
$20.60 an hour
2470 jobs
El Centro, CA
$41,800
$20.10 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, Fast Food | $40,210 |
| 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, institution and cafeteria make in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?
The average is $46,490 a year, and the median is $45,400. About 9,860 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the California average?
That is $1,410 (3%) less than the California average of $47,900.
Is this job common in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?
It makes up 1.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.55 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 35-2012. 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.