How much do Cooks, All Other make in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA?

Percentile spread

For Cooks, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $37,280 and the 90th percentile is $45,220. The difference is $7,940, which is 18.2% 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 $37,960 to the 75th at $45,220, covers $7,260.

The mean annual wage is $42,330, which sits below the median of $43,680. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA median is 15.9% higher than the national median of $37,690 for Cooks, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $40,222, which is 6.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.9% higher than the California median of $42,860.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA is 108.596, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $43,680 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Cooks, All Other at $40,222 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Cooks, All Other. San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA ranks 2nd of 5 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 76 miles away, with a median of $39,640 and employment of 70. That median is 9.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,353, against $40,222 here.
• San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is 117 miles away, with a median of $44,740. That median is 2.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,517, against $40,222 here.
• Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 156 miles away, with a median of $38,850 and employment of 1,040. That median is 11.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,209, against $40,222 here.

Employment share

Cooks, All Other accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA (50 of 122,020). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (19,350 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.29 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.