How much do Chefs and Head Cooks make in Napa, CA?

Percentile spread

For Chefs and Head Cooks, the published 10th percentile is $44,390 and the 90th percentile is $136,010. The difference is $91,620, which is 116.0% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $60,740 to the 75th at $98,580, covers $37,840.

The mean annual wage is $83,750, which sits above the median of $78,960. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Napa, CA median is 26.4% higher than the national median of $62,470 for Chefs and Head Cooks. In 2024 national prices the local median is $70,153, which is 12.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 22.4% higher than the California median of $64,500.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Napa, CA is 112.554, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $78,960 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Chefs and Head Cooks at $70,153 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

15 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Chefs and Head Cooks. Napa, CA ranks 2nd of 16 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Vallejo, CA is 27 miles away, with a median of $63,230 and employment of 170. That median is 19.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,288, against $70,153 here.
• Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA is 32 miles away, with a median of $73,570 and employment of 460. That median is 6.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,257, against $70,153 here.
• San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 51 miles away, with a median of $68,970 and employment of 5,340. That median is 12.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,656, against $70,153 here.

Employment share

Chefs and Head Cooks accounts for 0.39% of wage-and-salary employment in Napa, CA (300 of 77,860). Nationally the occupation is 0.13% of employment (200,040 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.00 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.