California State Controller's Office · 2025 pay · 89 people
How much does a correctional cook make in California State Controller's Office?
$76,409typical pay for a correctional cook in 2025
$58,088 – $88,914what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 5.2% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where correctional cooks work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid correctional cooks, 2025
Common questions
How much does a correctional cook make in California State Controller's Office?
The typical correctional cook was paid $76,409 in 2025; most earned between $58,088 and $88,914. This counts all 89 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 13.4% of all pay for correctional cooks in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Correctional Cook, at any level (for example "Correctional Cook"). 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