Cooks, Fast Food salary
in Salinas, CA
Cooks, Fast Food in the Salinas, CA metro earn a median of $43,120 a year, based on BLS estimates for 1,100 jobs (May 2025). It ranks #8 of 332 metros with published figures for this job.
- SOURCEBLS OEWS, May 2025
- SAMPLE1,100 jobs (estimate)
- SCOPEall employers, all experience levels
- PERIODMay 2025 estimates
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COOKS, FAST FOOD PAY IN OTHER CA METROS
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAmedian $47,220
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAmedian $46,670
- Napa, CAmedian $45,300
- Vallejo, CAmedian $44,450
- Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CAmedian $43,840
- Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CAmedian $43,630
- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CAmedian $42,700
- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CAmedian $42,530
Questions
What is the average Cooks, Fast Food salary in Salinas?
The BLS median is $43,120 a year (May 2025). Half of the 1,100 jobs pay between $37,020 and $44,060. The 10th percentile is $35,130 and the 90th is $47,010.
Does this include experience levels?
BLS figures cover all experience levels together. Employer filings carry a DOL wage level, which the free checker can filter by (approximate).
Sources: U.S. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national + state) (metro area estimates, all employers); employer rows from U.S. DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, FY2026 Q3 (LCA_Disclosure_Data_FY2026_Q3.xlsx). Base pay only. Estimates can have sampling error, especially for smaller metros.