California · 2025 pay · 28 people
How much does a cook pd make in California?
$13,530typical pay for a cook pd in 2025
$6,189 – $23,802what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 108.6% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where cook pds work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Cook Pd23 people$13,377
- Cook II - Pd5 people$15,965
Highest-paid cook pds, 2025
Common questions
How much does a cook pd make in California?
The typical cook pd was paid $13,530 in 2025; most earned between $6,189 and $23,802. This counts all 28 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 10.4% of all pay for cook pds in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Cook Pd, at any level (for example "Cook Pd"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this