Chefs and Head Cooks pay in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$69,260avg. a year
$33.30 an hour · 11,430 employed
Chefs and Head Cooks in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area earn an average of $69,260 a year. That is about the same as the California average of $69,130. The U.S. average is $66,700.
$69,990Median pay
$33.30Average hourly
+0%vs. California average
11,430Jobs in this metro
Other California metro areas
Average pay for chefs and head cooks in other California metro areas. Swipe to see all 23.
1300 jobs
Napa, CA
$83,750
$40.26 an hour
21,280 jobs
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$80,150
$38.53 an hour
3360 jobs
Salinas, CA
$76,270
$36.67 an hour
45,340 jobs
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$73,910
$35.53 an hour
5460 jobs
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
$71,510
$34.38 an hour
6520 jobs
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
$69,830
$33.57 an hour
7170 jobs
Vallejo, CA
$68,430
$32.90 an hour
8170 jobs
Modesto, CA
$67,600
$32.50 an hour
92,770 jobs
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
$67,030
$32.23 an hour
1090 jobs
Merced, CA
$65,520
$31.50 an hour
11480 jobs
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
$65,020
$31.26 an hour
123,890 jobs
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
$64,780
$31.15 an hour
131,630 jobs
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
$63,500
$30.53 an hour
14270 jobs
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
$63,330
$30.45 an hour
15490 jobs
Fresno, CA
$62,980
$30.28 an hour
16200 jobs
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
$62,350
$29.98 an hour
1770 jobs
Redding, CA
$62,130
$29.87 an hour
18290 jobs
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
$60,510
$29.09 an hour
19320 jobs
Stockton-Lodi, CA
$60,320
$29.00 an hour
20160 jobs
Visalia, CA
$59,260
$28.49 an hour
21110 jobs
Chico, CA
$57,210
$27.51 an hour
2270 jobs
Yuba City, CA
$56,590
$27.21 an hour
2360 jobs
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
$55,840
$26.85 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 |
|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $53,380 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $41,080 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $42,640 |
| Cooks, Restaurant | $44,750 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $41,220 |
| Bartenders | $41,510 |
Questions and answers
How much do chefs and head cooks make in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?
The average is $69,260 a year, and the median is $69,990. About 11,430 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the California average?
That is about the same as the California average of $69,130.
Is this job common in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?
It makes up 1.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.42 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 35-1011. 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.