SOC 35-2011 · Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations · May 2025

How much do Cooks, Fast Food make in Vallejo, CA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Cooks, Fast Food in Vallejo, CA is $44,450. The 10th percentile is $36,950 and the 90th percentile is $55,520. Employment is 1,150.

Median annual wage

$44,450

10th percentile
$36,950
25th percentile
$43,380
Median
$44,450
75th percentile
$45,030
90th percentile
$55,520
Mean
$44,360

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Cooks, Fast Food, the published 10th percentile is $36,950 and the 90th percentile is $55,520. The difference is $18,570, which is 41.8% 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 $43,380 to the 75th at $45,030, covers $1,650.

The mean annual wage is $44,360, which sits below the median of $44,450. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Vallejo, CA median is 43.9% higher than the national median of $30,890 for Cooks, Fast Food. In 2024 national prices the local median is $40,976, which is 32.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.7% higher than the California median of $42,050.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Vallejo, CA is 108.479, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $44,450 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Cooks, Fast Food at $40,976 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

17 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Cooks, Fast Food. Vallejo, CA ranks 4th of 18 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).).

  • Napa, CA is 27 miles away, with a median of $45,300 and employment of 370. That median is 1.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,247, against $40,976 here.
  • San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 39 miles away, with a median of $46,670 and employment of 10,160. That median is 5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,367, against $40,976 here.
  • Stockton-Lodi, CA is 43 miles away, with a median of $41,600 and employment of 2,260. That median is 6.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,585, against $40,976 here.

Employment share

Cooks, Fast Food accounts for 0.80% of wage-and-salary employment in Vallejo, CA (1,150 of 144,130). Nationally the occupation is 0.41% of employment (641,070 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.94 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Vallejo, CA · Cooks, Fast Food by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Cooks, Fast Food make in Vallejo, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Cooks, Fast Food in Vallejo, CA is $44,450. The 10th percentile is $36,950 and the 90th percentile is $55,520. Employment is 1,150.

How does that compare with the national median for Cooks, Fast Food?

The local median is 43.9% higher than the national median of $30,890.

What is Cooks, Fast Food pay in Vallejo, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Vallejo, CA is 108.479, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $44,450 is $40,976. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Vallejo, CA compare with nearby metros for Cooks, Fast Food?

Napa, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 27 miles away, at $45,300. Vallejo, CA ranks 4th of 18 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.