How much do cooks, restaurant make in Napa, CA?

What the Cooks, Restaurant median says in Napa, CA

The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Cooks, Restaurant median in Napa, CA at $47,320 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 35-2014 and BLS area 34900.

BLS lists 1,270 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $47,830 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.

Napa, CA's Cooks, Restaurant median is 26.6% above the U.S. Cooks, Restaurant median of $37,390 on the same published median. Both values use the same job code and source date. They do not account for prices, taxes, benefits, hours, or your work history.

Read source key 35-2014 with area 34900

This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 35-2014 and area 34900. SOC 35-2014 names Cooks, Restaurant. Area 34900 names Napa, CA. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.

The 35-2014/34900 row has 1,270 wage and salary jobs. There are 16.31 for each 1,000 local jobs. The location quotient is 1.8. Each value stays under the same job and area codes.

For 35-2014/34900, the annual median is $47,320 per year, while the matching mean is $47,830 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.

• 35-2014/34900 10th percentile: $38,570 per year.
• 35-2014/34900 25th percentile: $44,030 per year.
• 35-2014/34900 median: $47,320 per year.
• 35-2014/34900 75th percentile: $49,630 per year.
• 35-2014/34900 90th percentile: $58,130 per year.
• 35-2014/34900 employment RSE: 3.2%. Mean-wage RSE: 1.1%.
• 35-2014/34900 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.

BLS area 34900 facts behind this Cooks, Restaurant page

Area 34900 reports 77,860 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $72,110. Its annual median is $55,210. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.7%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 35-2014 row.

The all-jobs wage ladder in Napa, CA runs from $37,480 at the 10th percentile to $129,550 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $43,120. The median is $55,210. The 75th percentile is $81,660. This is a place check, not a pay range for Cooks, Restaurant.

The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 34900. They do not show related skills or a path into Cooks, Restaurant.

• 1. Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse. Area: 34900. SOC: 45-2092. Jobs: 3,520. Yearly median: $44,370. Jobs per 1,000: 45.24. Location quotient: 26.5.
• 2. Home Health and Personal Care Aides. Area: 34900. SOC: 31-1120. Jobs: 2,900. Yearly median: $34,320. Jobs per 1,000: 37.3. Location quotient: 1.35.
• 3. Retail Salespersons. Area: 34900. SOC: 41-2031. Jobs: 2,150. Yearly median: $40,780. Jobs per 1,000: 27.65. Location quotient: 1.1.
• 4. Waiters and Waitresses. Area: 34900. SOC: 35-3031. Jobs: 1,930. Yearly median: $37,130. Jobs per 1,000: 24.74. Location quotient: 1.69.
• 5. Registered Nurses. Area: 34900. SOC: 29-1141. Jobs: 1,610. Yearly median: Not published. Jobs per 1,000: 20.65. Location quotient: 0.95.
• 6. Cashiers. Area: 34900. SOC: 41-2011. Jobs: 1,540. Yearly median: $38,500. Jobs per 1,000: 19.79. Location quotient: 1.

Read the Napa, CA wage ladder for Cooks, Restaurant

The 10th percentile is $38,570 per year. The 25th percentile is $44,030 per year. The median is $47,320 per year. The 75th percentile is $49,630 per year. The 90th percentile is $58,130 per year.

A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.

The middle half runs from $44,030 per year to $49,630 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $19,560. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.

Compare Napa, CA with its state and the U.S.

Napa, CA has a annual median of $47,320 per year. California has $44,880 per year. The U.S. row has $37,390 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.

Napa, CA is 5.4% above California on the same published median. Napa, CA is 26.6% above the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.

The state and U.S. rows are benchmarks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.

Where Napa, CA sits for Cooks, Restaurant

Napa, CA ranks 3 of 391 among metro areas with a published annual median for Cooks, Restaurant. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.

Rank 3 of 391 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.

The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.

• 1. Kahului-Wailuku, HI. The Cooks, Restaurant median is $49,560 per year. BLS estimates 1,770 jobs. The location quotient is 2.65.
• 2. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. The Cooks, Restaurant median is $47,730 per year. BLS estimates 20,850 jobs. The location quotient is 1.1.
• 4. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA. The Cooks, Restaurant median is $47,170 per year. BLS estimates 8,900 jobs. The location quotient is 0.86.
• 5. Barnstable Town, MA. The Cooks, Restaurant median is $46,930 per year. BLS estimates 1,760 jobs. The location quotient is 2.07.
• 6. Portland-South Portland, ME. The Cooks, Restaurant median is $46,560 per year. BLS estimates 2,730 jobs. The location quotient is 1.04.

Where Cooks, Restaurant medians lead among metro areas

The rows below use the same SOC 35-2014, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same metro map type. Kahului-Wailuku, HI has the highest published median in this set, at $49,560 per year. Napa, CA sits at $47,320 per year.

A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Cooks, Restaurant is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.

Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey limits, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.

• 1. Kahului-Wailuku, HI has a Cooks, Restaurant median of $49,560 per year, or $2,240 above Napa, CA. BLS lists 1,770 jobs there, compared with 1,270 in Napa, CA. The location quotient is 2.65.
• 2. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA has a Cooks, Restaurant median of $47,730 per year, or $410 above Napa, CA. BLS lists 20,850 jobs there, compared with 1,270 in Napa, CA. The location quotient is 1.1.
• 3. Napa, CA has a Cooks, Restaurant median of $47,320 per year, or $0 above Napa, CA. BLS lists 1,270 jobs there, compared with 1,270 in Napa, CA. The location quotient is 1.8.
• 4. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has a Cooks, Restaurant median of $47,170 per year, or $150 below Napa, CA. BLS lists 8,900 jobs there, compared with 1,270 in Napa, CA. The location quotient is 0.86.
• 5. Barnstable Town, MA has a Cooks, Restaurant median of $46,930 per year, or $390 below Napa, CA. BLS lists 1,760 jobs there, compared with 1,270 in Napa, CA. The location quotient is 2.07.
• 6. Portland-South Portland, ME has a Cooks, Restaurant median of $46,560 per year, or $760 below Napa, CA. BLS lists 2,730 jobs there, compared with 1,270 in Napa, CA. The location quotient is 1.04.
• 7. Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA has a Cooks, Restaurant median of $46,460 per year, or $860 below Napa, CA. BLS lists 1,090 jobs there, compared with 1,270 in Napa, CA. The location quotient is 1.28.
• 8. Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA has a Cooks, Restaurant median of $46,450 per year, or $870 below Napa, CA. BLS lists 590 jobs there, compared with 1,270 in Napa, CA. The location quotient is 1.23.

Where BLS counts the most Cooks, Restaurant jobs

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has the largest published metro job estimate for Cooks, Restaurant in this same-source set, at 69,250 jobs. Napa, CA has 1,270. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.

A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.

Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.

• 1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has 69,250 estimated Cooks, Restaurant jobs, a gap of 67,980 jobs from Napa, CA. Its median is $43,740 per year, or $3,580 below Napa, CA. Its location quotient is 0.8.
• 2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has 54,320 estimated Cooks, Restaurant jobs, a gap of 53,050 jobs from Napa, CA. Its median is $44,460 per year, or $2,860 below Napa, CA. Its location quotient is 0.96.
• 3. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has 41,690 estimated Cooks, Restaurant jobs, a gap of 40,420 jobs from Napa, CA. Its median is $38,930 per year, or $8,390 below Napa, CA. Its location quotient is 1.02.
• 4. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL has 37,210 estimated Cooks, Restaurant jobs, a gap of 35,940 jobs from Napa, CA. Its median is $36,920 per year, or $10,400 below Napa, CA. Its location quotient is 1.46.
• 5. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has 34,430 estimated Cooks, Restaurant jobs, a gap of 33,160 jobs from Napa, CA. Its median is $36,490 per year, or $10,830 below Napa, CA. Its location quotient is 0.94.
• 6. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX has 32,710 estimated Cooks, Restaurant jobs, a gap of 31,440 jobs from Napa, CA. Its median is $35,050 per year, or $12,270 below Napa, CA. Its location quotient is 1.1.
• 7. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV has 29,670 estimated Cooks, Restaurant jobs, a gap of 28,400 jobs from Napa, CA. Its median is $42,920 per year, or $4,400 below Napa, CA. Its location quotient is 1.04.
• 8. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA has 29,040 estimated Cooks, Restaurant jobs, a gap of 27,770 jobs from Napa, CA. Its median is $37,230 per year, or $10,090 below Napa, CA. Its location quotient is 1.11.

Where Cooks, Restaurant takes the largest share of local jobs

Kahului-Wailuku, HI has the highest published location quotient in this metro set, at 2.65. Napa, CA has 1.8. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.

A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.

Use this list to ask where Cooks, Restaurant is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.

• 1. Kahului-Wailuku, HI has a location quotient of 2.65, a gap of 0.85 from Napa, CA. BLS lists 1,770 Cooks, Restaurant jobs and a median of $49,560 per year, or $2,240 above Napa, CA.
• 2. Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC has a location quotient of 2.58, a gap of 0.78 from Napa, CA. BLS lists 3,420 Cooks, Restaurant jobs and a median of $35,190 per year, or $12,130 below Napa, CA.
• 3. Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC has a location quotient of 2.33, a gap of 0.53 from Napa, CA. BLS lists 1,730 Cooks, Restaurant jobs and a median of $36,820 per year, or $10,500 below Napa, CA.
• 4. Naples-Marco Island, FL has a location quotient of 2.32, a gap of 0.52 from Napa, CA. BLS lists 3,650 Cooks, Restaurant jobs and a median of $41,220 per year, or $6,100 below Napa, CA.
• 5. Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ has a location quotient of 2.21, a gap of 0.41 from Napa, CA. BLS lists 3,370 Cooks, Restaurant jobs and a median of $40,250 per year, or $7,070 below Napa, CA.
• 6. Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV has a location quotient of 2.19, a gap of 0.39 from Napa, CA. BLS lists 22,530 Cooks, Restaurant jobs and a median of $38,800 per year, or $8,520 below Napa, CA.
• 7. Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL has a location quotient of 2.11, a gap of 0.31 from Napa, CA. BLS lists 2,400 Cooks, Restaurant jobs and a median of $36,600 per year, or $10,720 below Napa, CA.
• 8. Bozeman, MT has a location quotient of 2.09, a gap of 0.29 from Napa, CA. BLS lists 1,370 Cooks, Restaurant jobs and a median of $42,430 per year, or $4,890 below Napa, CA.

How common Cooks, Restaurant is in Napa, CA

BLS lists 1,270 Cooks, Restaurant jobs in Napa, CA. It also lists 16.31 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.

The location quotient is 1.8. A value of 1 means Cooks, Restaurant has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is higher than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.

Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.

Cooks, Restaurant beside other roles in Napa, CA

The all-occupations median in Napa, CA is $55,210 per year. The Cooks, Restaurant median is $47,320 per year. Cooks, Restaurant is 14.3% below the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.

The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Napa, CA. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.

Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Cooks, Restaurant. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.

• 1. Security Guards, SOC 33-9032, has a Napa, CA median of $47,240 per year. BLS lists 760 jobs and a location quotient of 1.18.
• 2. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, SOC 53-7062, has a Napa, CA median of $46,230 per year. BLS lists 1,020 jobs and a location quotient of 0.69.
• 3. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers, SOC 37-3011, has a Napa, CA median of $48,540 per year. BLS lists 940 jobs and a location quotient of 1.98.
• 4. Fast Food and Counter Workers, SOC 35-3023, has a Napa, CA median of $45,410 per year. BLS lists 1,440 jobs and a location quotient of 0.75.
• 5. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, SOC 37-2011, has a Napa, CA median of $44,750 per year. BLS lists 1,110 jobs and a location quotient of 1.
• 6. Demonstrators and Product Promoters, SOC 41-9011, has a Napa, CA median of $50,030 per year. BLS lists 1,010 jobs and a location quotient of 31.41.
• 7. Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse, SOC 45-2092, has a Napa, CA median of $44,370 per year. BLS lists 3,520 jobs and a location quotient of 26.5.
• 8. Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, SOC 37-2012, has a Napa, CA median of $44,260 per year. BLS lists 1,010 jobs and a location quotient of 2.34.

The largest detailed roles in Napa, CA

Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Napa, CA table, at 3,520 jobs. Cooks, Restaurant has 1,270 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.

The all-occupations job count is 77,860. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.

A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Cooks, Restaurant's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.

• 1. Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse has 3,520 jobs in Napa, CA, a gap of 2,250 from Cooks, Restaurant. Its median is $44,370 per year, or $2,950 below Cooks, Restaurant. Its location quotient is 26.5.
• 2. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 2,900 jobs in Napa, CA, a gap of 1,630 from Cooks, Restaurant. Its median is $34,320 per year, or $13,000 below Cooks, Restaurant. Its location quotient is 1.35.
• 3. Retail Salespersons has 2,150 jobs in Napa, CA, a gap of 880 from Cooks, Restaurant. Its median is $40,780 per year, or $6,540 below Cooks, Restaurant. Its location quotient is 1.1.
• 4. Waiters and Waitresses has 1,930 jobs in Napa, CA, a gap of 660 from Cooks, Restaurant. Its median is $37,130 per year, or $10,190 below Cooks, Restaurant. Its location quotient is 1.69.
• 5. Registered Nurses has 1,610 jobs in Napa, CA, a gap of 340 from Cooks, Restaurant. Its median is Not published, or not available. Its location quotient is 0.95.
• 6. Cashiers has 1,540 jobs in Napa, CA, a gap of 270 from Cooks, Restaurant. Its median is $38,500 per year, or $8,820 below Cooks, Restaurant. Its location quotient is 1.
• 7. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 1,440 jobs in Napa, CA, a gap of 170 from Cooks, Restaurant. Its median is $45,410 per year, or $1,910 below Cooks, Restaurant. Its location quotient is 0.75.
• 8. General and Operations Managers has 1,410 jobs in Napa, CA, a gap of 140 from Cooks, Restaurant. Its median is $106,680 per year, or $59,360 above Cooks, Restaurant. Its location quotient is 0.8.

Published role medians around Napa, CA

General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded Napa, CA role table, at $106,680 per year. Cooks, Restaurant has $47,320 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.

The local all-occupations median is $55,210 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.

The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.

• 1. General and Operations Managers has a median of $106,680 per year in Napa, CA, or $59,360 above Cooks, Restaurant. BLS lists 1,410 jobs, compared with 1,270 for Cooks, Restaurant. Its location quotient is 0.8.
• 2. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a median of $100,460 per year in Napa, CA, or $53,140 above Cooks, Restaurant. BLS lists 790 jobs, compared with 1,270 for Cooks, Restaurant. Its location quotient is 1.27.
• 3. Carpenters has a median of $80,590 per year in Napa, CA, or $33,270 above Cooks, Restaurant. BLS lists 650 jobs, compared with 1,270 for Cooks, Restaurant. Its location quotient is 1.95.
• 4. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $79,220 per year in Napa, CA, or $31,900 above Cooks, Restaurant. BLS lists 600 jobs, compared with 1,270 for Cooks, Restaurant. Its location quotient is 0.83.
• 5. Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders has a median of $64,000 per year in Napa, CA, or $16,680 above Cooks, Restaurant. BLS lists 1,400 jobs, compared with 1,270 for Cooks, Restaurant. Its location quotient is 46.4.
• 6. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General has a median of $61,860 per year in Napa, CA, or $14,540 above Cooks, Restaurant. BLS lists 830 jobs, compared with 1,270 for Cooks, Restaurant. Its location quotient is 1.09.
• 7. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks has a median of $61,710 per year in Napa, CA, or $14,390 above Cooks, Restaurant. BLS lists 700 jobs, compared with 1,270 for Cooks, Restaurant. Its location quotient is 1.02.
• 8. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a median of $60,860 per year in Napa, CA, or $13,540 above Cooks, Restaurant. BLS lists 600 jobs, compared with 1,270 for Cooks, Restaurant. Its location quotient is 0.58.

Roles with the largest local share in Napa, CA

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders has the highest location quotient in the bounded Napa, CA role table, at 46.4. Cooks, Restaurant has 1.8. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.

A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.

The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Cooks, Restaurant with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.

• 1. Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders has a location quotient of 46.4 in Napa, CA, a gap of 44.60 from Cooks, Restaurant. BLS lists 1,400 jobs and a median of $64,000 per year, or $16,680 above Cooks, Restaurant.
• 2. Demonstrators and Product Promoters has a location quotient of 31.41 in Napa, CA, a gap of 29.61 from Cooks, Restaurant. BLS lists 1,010 jobs and a median of $50,030 per year, or $2,710 above Cooks, Restaurant.
• 3. Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse has a location quotient of 26.5 in Napa, CA, a gap of 24.70 from Cooks, Restaurant. BLS lists 3,520 jobs and a median of $44,370 per year, or $2,950 below Cooks, Restaurant.
• 4. Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders has a location quotient of 5.05 in Napa, CA, a gap of 3.25 from Cooks, Restaurant. BLS lists 960 jobs and a median of $50,850 per year, or $3,530 above Cooks, Restaurant.
• 5. Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers has a location quotient of 3.21 in Napa, CA, a gap of 1.41 from Cooks, Restaurant. BLS lists 870 jobs and a median of $37,470 per year, or $9,850 below Cooks, Restaurant.
• 6. Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has a location quotient of 2.34 in Napa, CA, a gap of 0.54 from Cooks, Restaurant. BLS lists 1,010 jobs and a median of $44,260 per year, or $3,060 below Cooks, Restaurant.
• 7. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers has a location quotient of 1.98 in Napa, CA, a gap of 0.18 from Cooks, Restaurant. BLS lists 940 jobs and a median of $48,540 per year, or $1,220 above Cooks, Restaurant.
• 8. Carpenters has a location quotient of 1.95 in Napa, CA, a gap of 0.15 from Cooks, Restaurant. BLS lists 650 jobs and a median of $80,590 per year, or $33,270 above Cooks, Restaurant.

What $47,320 may mean after the Napa, CA price level

BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Napa, CA is 112.6. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 12.6% above that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.

WageScope divides the $47,320 Cooks, Restaurant median by 112.6 divided by 100. The result is $42,042 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.

Housing is 197.4. Goods are 105.2. Utilities are 156.5. Other services are 100.3. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.

How much care to use with the Napa, CA row

The employment RSE for this Cooks, Restaurant row is 3.2%. The mean-wage RSE is 1.1%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.

The employment RSE belongs to the 1,270 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $47,830 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.

A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.

Use Napa, CA wage data before you tailor

The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Cooks, Restaurant. It uses a Napa, CA place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.

Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $47,320 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.

Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.

What the Cooks, Restaurant row for Napa, CA does not claim

The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.

The 1,270 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1.8 is not a growth score. Rank 3 of 391 is not a place score. The 112.6 price index is not a personal budget.

Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 35-2014 in BLS area 34900. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.