DOL Verified Employer

Panda Express Inc - Cooks, Restaurant

Government-verified salary data from 185 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$27,768
30 DOL filings
CA Approval Rate 77.3% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$27,768
Certified filings
DOL Filings
30
Certified: 143
Unique Job Titles
32
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
77.3%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 30 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$25,002$26,416$27,768$32,074$33,280

Salary Trend

FY2012 - FY2025

Salaries by Job Title

32 occupations with DOL-filed salary data
Job TitleFilingsMedian Salaryvs MarketSalary Range
General and Operations Managers 43 $59,560 -42.2%
$50,000$50,000$59,560$67,288$67,288
Training and Development Managers 34 $55,000 -56.7%
$48,069$48,069$55,000$64,701$64,701
Cooks, Restaurant 30 $27,768 -24.6%
$26,416$26,416$27,768$32,074$32,074
11-1021.00 22 $89,128 N/A
$80,517$80,517$89,128$111,488$111,488
15-1121 13 $83,200 N/A
$61,200$61,200$83,200$100,000$100,000
11-3131.00 4 $93,600 N/A
$80,000$80,000$93,600$132,766$132,766
Food Service Managers 4 $45,000 -31.1%
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1122 4 $72,000 N/A
$71,000$71,000$72,000$73,000$73,000
Nov-51 3 $49,238 N/A
$47,169$47,169$49,238$54,000$54,000
11-3031.00 2 $132,630 N/A
$115,000$115,000$132,630$150,259$150,259
15-1141.00 2 $126,126 N/A
$120,000$120,000$126,126$132,252$132,252
15-1252.00 2 $125,445 N/A
$121,222$121,222$125,445$129,667$129,667
19-3032.00 2 $68,727 N/A
$56,000$56,000$68,727$81,453$81,453
Interior Designers 2 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
11-3042.00 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
11-9051.00 1 $92,456 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
13-1081.02 1 $70,762 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Management Analysts 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
13-1141.00 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Financial and Investment Analysts 1 $62,000 -38.8%
Insufficient data for salary range.
13-2051.00 1 $79,789 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1121.00 1 $101,198 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1132 1 $110,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1132.00 1 $122,545 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1141 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1179 1 $100,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1199 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1211.00 1 $97,594 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-2051.00 1 $93,309 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
35-2014.00 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Nov-31 1 $63,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.

Individual DOL Filings for Cooks, Restaurant at Panda Express Inc

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Dec 2023 $35,318 $35,318 - Glendale CA None Certified-Expired PERM
Oct 2023 $33,010 $33,010 - Ontario CA None Certified-Expired PERM
Sep 2022 $33,280 $33,280 - La Palma CA None Certified PERM
Sep 2022 $33,280 $33,280 - Pasadena CA None Certified PERM
Dec 2021 $31,200 $30,784 - Ontario CA None Certified-Expired PERM
Nov 2021 $33,280 $33,280 - Glendale CA None Certified-Expired PERM
Nov 2020 $32,074 $32,053 - Glendale CA None Certified-Expired PERM
Oct 2020 $33,467 $33,467 - La Palma CA None Certified-Expired PERM
May 2020 $32,074 $32,053 - Pasadena CA None Certified PERM
May 2020 $31,054 $31,034 - Ontario CA None Certified PERM
Jul 2019 $28,350 $28,350 - Ontario CA None Certified PERM
Apr 2019 $29,890 $29,890 - Pasadena CA None Certified-Expired PERM
Feb 2019 $31,990 $31,970 - La Palma CA None Certified-Expired PERM
Oct 2017 $26,416 $26,416 - Ontario CA High School Certified PERM
Oct 2017 $27,768 $27,768 - Pasadena CA High School Certified PERM
May 2017 $26,416 $26,416 - Ontario CA High School Withdrawn PERM
Sep 2016 $25,002 $25,002 - Ontario CA None Certified PERM
Jun 2016 $26,749 $26,582 - La Palma CA None Certified PERM
May 2016 $26,291 $26,291 - Pasadena CA High School Certified PERM
Mar 2016 $25,730 $25,730 - Ontario CA High School Certified-Expired PERM
Dec 2015 $25,771 $25,771 - Pasadena CA High School Certified-Expired PERM
Nov 2015 $25,626 $25,605 - Pasadena CA High School Certified-Expired PERM
Oct 2015 $25,771 $25,771 - Pasadena CA High School Certified-Expired PERM
Oct 2015 $25,480 $25,480 - Ontario CA High School Certified-Expired PERM
Jun 2015 $27,435 $27,435 - La Palma CA High School Certified PERM

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Source: US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) public disclosure files (PERM Form ETA-9089 and LCA Form ETA-9035), and US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Salary figures represent employer filings and government survey estimates, not individual worker pay.

Data covers DOL filings from 2011 to 2025.