How much do Cooks, All Other make in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA?

Percentile spread

For Cooks, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $43,470 and the 90th percentile is $59,210. The difference is $15,740, which is 35.2% 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 $44,740 to the 75th at $49,420, covers $4,680.

The mean annual wage is $48,760, which sits above the median of $44,740. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA median is 18.7% higher than the national median of $37,690 for Cooks, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $40,517, which is 7.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.4% higher than the California median of $42,860.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is 110.423, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $44,740 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Cooks, All Other at $40,517 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Cooks, All Other. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ranks 2nd of 6 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).).

• Salinas, CA is 46 miles away, with a median of $39,640 and employment of 70. That median is 11.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,353, against $40,517 here.
• San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 78 miles away, with a median of $42,860 and employment of 1,120. That median is 4.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,072, against $40,517 here.
• San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA is 117 miles away, with a median of $43,680 and employment of 50. That median is 2.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,222, against $40,517 here.