California · 2025 pay · 18 people
How much does a cook range make in California?
$48,043typical pay for a cook range in 2025
$21,391 – $49,675what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 10.7% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where cook ranges work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Cook I Range 18 people$47,056
- Cook II Range 16 people$51,342
Highest-paid cook ranges, 2025
Common questions
How much does a cook range make in California?
The typical cook range was paid $48,043 in 2025; most earned between $21,391 and $49,675. This counts all 18 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.2% of all pay for cook ranges in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Cook Range, at any level (for example "Cook I Range 1"). 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