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Considering a career as a Fast Food Cook in California?

-1% Jobs Projection
$24,470 Median Salary
14,360 Job Openings

While jobs for Fast Food Cooks in California are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Fast Food Cooks in California is expected to decrease.

  • Fast Food Cooks in California earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Fast Food Cooks Work in California?

There were approximately 111,360 workers employed as Fast Food Cooks in this state in 2018.

There were 110,470 Fast Food Cooks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 890 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 6,245 Fast Food Cooks working in it, which means California has more Fast Food Cooks than average.

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Job Projections for California

Jobs for Fast Food Cooks in this state are declining at a rate of 0.5% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

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California Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 14,360 annual job openings, and a total of 103,700 jobs for California Fast Food Cooks in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 67,200 annual jobs and 490,500 total jobs in 2026.

What do Fast Food Cooks Make in California?

In 2018 wages for Fast Food Cooks ranged from $22,310 to $30,080 with $24,470 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.73 to $14.46. The median hourly rate was $11.77.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $11.18 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.59.

The median salary in California is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top California Metros for Fast Food Cooks

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Fast Food Cooks.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 43,560 $24,670
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 14,550 $24,070
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 11,150 $25,140
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA 7,730 $24,090
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 7,050 $24,870
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 4,510 $25,060
Bakersfield, CA 2,720 $24,630
Fresno, CA 2,540 $23,910
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 2,310 $24,190
Stockton-Lodi, CA 2,010 $24,200
Modesto, CA 1,600 $23,920
Merced, CA 1,030 $23,700
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 1,020 $24,640
Salinas, CA 940 $23,930
Visalia-Porterville, CA 890 $23,930
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 780 $24,570
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 770 $24,170
Santa Rosa, CA 740 $25,020
Chico, CA 700 $24,260
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 640 $24,190
Hanford-Corcoran, CA 510 $23,970
Redding, CA 460 $23,680
El Centro, CA 380 $23,790
Madera, CA 320 $24,480
Yuba City, CA 310 $24,150
Napa, CA 250 $24,290

Top States for Fast Food Cooks Employment

The table below shows the states where most Fast Food Cooks work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 111,360 $24,470
Texas 40,100 $19,870
Illinois 18,120 $20,170
Arizona 17,500 $22,420
Georgia 17,370 $19,430
Tennessee 16,840 $19,580
Ohio 16,710 $20,480
Oklahoma 14,960 $18,720
Florida 14,790 $21,370
Virginia 13,700 $19,400
Mississippi 12,610 $18,150
North Carolina 10,720 $18,540
Michigan 10,410 $21,560
Missouri 10,350 $19,580
Nevada 9,970 $21,470
New York 9,940 $24,850
Indiana 8,810 $19,390
New Jersey 8,800 $21,860
Pennsylvania 8,340 $19,630
Washington 8,080 $27,300

Below are the states where Fast Food Cooks get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Hawaii $28,080
Washington $27,300
Massachusetts $26,720
District of Columbia $26,570
Connecticut $25,430
Oregon $25,400
New York $24,850
Alaska $24,640
North Dakota $24,590
California $24,470

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