Cooks, Fast Food pay in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$46,590avg. a year
$22.40 an hour · 10,160 employed
Cooks, Fast Food in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area earn an average of $46,590 a year. That is $5,100 (12%) more than the California average of $41,490. The U.S. average is $32,390.
$46,670Median pay
$22.40Average hourly
+12%vs. California average
10,160Jobs in this metro
Other California metro areas
Average pay for cooks, fast food in other California metro areas. Swipe to see all 24.
14,790 jobs
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$46,530
$22.37 an hour
21,150 jobs
Vallejo, CA
$44,360
$21.33 an hour
3370 jobs
Napa, CA
$43,910
$21.11 an hour
41,050 jobs
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
$43,620
$20.97 an hour
51,430 jobs
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
$42,120
$20.25 an hour
6710 jobs
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
$42,030
$20.21 an hour
71,100 jobs
Salinas, CA
$41,940
$20.16 an hour
81,620 jobs
Modesto, CA
$41,900
$20.14 an hour
910,630 jobs
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
$41,710
$20.05 an hour
1016,910 jobs
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
$41,430
$19.92 an hour
11390 jobs
Yuba City, CA
$41,400
$19.91 an hour
122,520 jobs
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
$41,330
$19.87 an hour
13850 jobs
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
$41,230
$19.82 an hour
148,020 jobs
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
$40,910
$19.67 an hour
152,260 jobs
Stockton-Lodi, CA
$40,780
$19.61 an hour
16330 jobs
El Centro, CA
$40,360
$19.40 an hour
172,450 jobs
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
$40,330
$19.39 an hour
18580 jobs
Chico, CA
$40,300
$19.37 an hour
1948,440 jobs
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
$40,210
$19.33 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Cooks, Restaurant | $48,630 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $43,290 |
| Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | $52,440 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $44,620 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $46,460 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $58,080 |
Questions and answers
How much do cooks, fast food make in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont?
The average is $46,590 a year, and the median is $46,670. About 10,160 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the California average?
That is $5,100 (12%) more than the California average of $41,490.
Is this job common in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont?
It makes up 4.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.04 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: San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 41860). 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.