Chefs and Head Cooks Salary

Also known as: Chef, Head Cook

Median Salary
$62,470
per year
Hourly Rate
$30.03
per hour
Employment
200,040
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$37,900
25th percentile
$48,440
Median
$62,470
75th percentile
$78,750
90th percentile
$98,560

💰 Chefs and Head Cooks Salary by State

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$46K
$80K■ No data
StateMedianvs. National
Rhode Island$79,930+27.9%
Hawaii$77,360+23.8%
District of Columbia$76,420+22.3%
Washington$76,010+21.7%
North Dakota$74,740+19.6%
New Jersey$74,280+18.9%
Wyoming$73,170+17.1%
South Carolina$71,860+15.0%
New York$70,670+13.1%
Tennessee$69,810+11.7%
Massachusetts$69,540+11.3%
Georgia$66,230+6.0%
Vermont$65,440+4.8%
Colorado$65,400+4.7%
California$64,500+3.2%
Missouri$64,480+3.2%
Connecticut$64,310+2.9%
Pennsylvania$63,860+2.2%
Oregon$63,600+1.8%
New Hampshire$63,400+1.5%
Virginia$63,270+1.3%
Minnesota$62,600+0.2%
Alabama$62,400-0.1%
Nevada$62,380-0.1%
New Mexico$62,250-0.4%
Maryland$61,590-1.4%
Delaware$61,440-1.6%
Wisconsin$61,300-1.9%
North Carolina$61,130-2.1%
West Virginia$61,100-2.2%
Nebraska$60,510-3.1%
Michigan$60,070-3.8%
Arizona$59,890-4.1%
Utah$59,060-5.5%
Illinois$58,830-5.8%
Oklahoma$58,540-6.3%
Kansas$58,390-6.5%
Florida$58,240-6.8%
Montana$57,470-8.0%
Maine$57,010-8.7%
Texas$56,080-10.2%
Mississippi$54,850-12.2%
Ohio$53,990-13.6%
Alaska$52,190-16.5%
Indiana$52,190-16.5%
Idaho$52,000-16.8%
South Dakota$48,470-22.4%
Kentucky$48,070-23.1%
Iowa$47,990-23.2%
Arkansas$46,170-26.1%
Louisiana$45,570-27.1%

🏙️ Chefs and Head Cooks Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Terre Haute, IN$85,920+37.5%
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$84,990+36.0%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$84,430+35.2%
Morgantown, WV$81,330+30.2%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$80,330+28.6%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$79,340+27.0%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$79,020+26.5%
Napa, CA$78,960+26.4%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$75,740+21.2%
Vineland, NJ$75,050+20.1%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$74,940+20.0%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$74,900+19.9%
Kingston, NY$74,710+19.6%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$74,660+19.5%
Urban Honolulu, HI$74,380+19.1%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$74,290+18.9%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$74,210+18.8%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$73,750+18.1%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$73,690+18.0%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$73,690+18.0%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$73,570+17.8%
Spartanburg, SC$72,670+16.3%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$72,470+16.0%
Salinas, CA$72,440+16.0%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$72,340+15.8%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$72,270+15.7%
Santa Fe, NM$72,020+15.3%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$71,780+14.9%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$71,700+14.8%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$71,540+14.5%
Gainesville, GA$70,780+13.3%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$70,420+12.7%
Bellingham, WA$70,410+12.7%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$70,210+12.4%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$69,990+12.0%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$69,920+11.9%
Columbia, SC$69,820+11.8%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$69,680+11.5%
Jackson, TN$69,280+10.9%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$68,970+10.4%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$68,830+10.2%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$68,830+10.2%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$68,830+10.2%
Walla Walla, WA$68,120+9.0%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$68,070+9.0%
Barnstable Town, MA$67,700+8.4%
Glens Falls, NY$67,590+8.2%
Florence, SC$67,550+8.1%
Warner Robins, GA$67,530+8.1%
Springfield, MO$67,460+8.0%
Sandusky, OH$67,190+7.6%
Reading, PA$66,980+7.2%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$66,970+7.2%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$66,930+7.1%
New Haven, CT$66,700+6.8%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$66,450+6.4%
Pittsburgh, PA$66,320+6.2%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$66,230+6.0%
Dalton, GA$66,090+5.8%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$66,090+5.8%
Rochester, NY$66,080+5.8%
Wausau, WI$65,910+5.5%
Tuscaloosa, AL$65,900+5.5%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$65,690+5.2%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$65,680+5.1%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$65,060+4.1%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$65,030+4.1%
Sumter, SC$65,020+4.1%
Medford, OR$64,700+3.6%
Worcester, MA$64,620+3.4%
Jackson, MS$64,480+3.2%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$64,480+3.2%
St. Louis, MO-IL$64,480+3.2%
Madison, WI$64,300+2.9%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$64,260+2.9%
Syracuse, NY$64,170+2.7%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$64,100+2.6%
Ithaca, NY$64,010+2.5%
Kansas City, MO-KS$64,010+2.5%
Huntsville, AL$64,000+2.4%
Springfield, MA$64,000+2.4%
Virgin Islands$63,960+2.4%
Salem, OR$63,750+2.0%
Savannah, GA$63,700+2.0%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$63,690+2.0%
Sheboygan, WI$63,430+1.5%
Elmira, NY$63,410+1.5%
Harrisonburg, VA$63,270+1.3%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$63,260+1.3%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$63,240+1.2%
Vallejo, CA$63,230+1.2%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$63,220+1.2%
Oklahoma City, OK$63,160+1.1%
Longview-Kelso, WA$63,080+1.0%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$63,050+0.9%
Binghamton, NY$63,010+0.9%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$62,960+0.8%
Columbus, GA-AL$62,920+0.7%
Yakima, WA$62,920+0.7%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$62,820+0.6%
Knoxville, TN$62,770+0.5%
Birmingham, AL$62,760+0.5%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$62,740+0.4%
Greeley, CO$62,730+0.4%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$62,620+0.2%
Rochester, MN$62,520+0.1%
Bozeman, MT$62,460-0.0%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$62,400-0.1%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$62,380-0.1%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$62,260-0.3%
Omaha, NE-IA$62,240-0.4%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$62,220-0.4%
Appleton, WI$62,200-0.4%
Cleveland, TN$62,180-0.5%
Bend, OR$62,110-0.6%
Reno, NV$62,070-0.6%
Charlottesville, VA$61,990-0.8%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$61,890-0.9%
Fresno, CA$61,870-1.0%
Grand Junction, CO$61,810-1.1%
Boulder, CO$61,740-1.2%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$61,600-1.4%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$61,580-1.4%
Pittsfield, MA$61,580-1.4%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$61,400-1.7%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$61,390-1.7%
Modesto, CA$61,330-1.8%
Montgomery, AL$61,330-1.8%
Morristown, TN$61,290-1.9%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$61,190-2.0%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$61,090-2.2%
Utica-Rome, NY$61,090-2.2%
Las Cruces, NM$61,030-2.3%
Ann Arbor, MI$60,910-2.5%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$60,890-2.5%
Clarksville, TN-KY$60,880-2.5%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$60,870-2.6%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$60,770-2.7%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$60,750-2.8%
Pueblo, CO$60,710-2.8%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$60,600-3.0%
St. Cloud, MN$60,500-3.2%
Greenville, NC$60,400-3.3%
Asheville, NC$60,390-3.3%
Billings, MT$60,200-3.6%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$60,180-3.7%
Mankato, MN$60,050-3.9%
Albuquerque, NM$60,040-3.9%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$60,030-3.9%
Dover, DE$59,990-4.0%
Johnson City, TN$59,990-4.0%
Chambersburg, PA$59,950-4.0%
Columbus, OH$59,830-4.2%
Richmond, VA$59,730-4.4%
Midland, MI$59,700-4.4%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$59,690-4.5%
Lincoln, NE$59,680-4.5%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$59,640-4.5%
Albany, GA$59,540-4.7%
Battle Creek, MI$59,540-4.7%
Kenosha, WI$59,530-4.7%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$59,510-4.7%
Jackson, MI$59,510-4.7%
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$59,510-4.7%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$59,480-4.8%
Salisbury, MD$59,470-4.8%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$59,400-4.9%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$59,390-4.9%
Flagstaff, AZ$59,380-4.9%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$59,290-5.1%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$59,280-5.1%
Eau Claire, WI$59,240-5.2%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$59,190-5.3%
Colorado Springs, CO$59,180-5.3%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$59,160-5.3%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$59,080-5.4%
Lexington Park, MD$58,820-5.8%
Niles, MI$58,570-6.2%
State College, PA$58,560-6.3%
Green Bay, WI$58,480-6.4%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$58,440-6.5%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$58,300-6.7%
Corvallis, OR$58,240-6.8%
Hot Springs, AR$58,240-6.8%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$58,240-6.8%
Mobile, AL$58,130-6.9%
Wilmington, NC$58,120-7.0%
Midland, TX$58,100-7.0%
Lancaster, PA$58,040-7.1%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$57,990-7.2%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$57,940-7.3%
College Station-Bryan, TX$57,920-7.3%
Rocky Mount, NC$57,920-7.3%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$57,870-7.4%
Fayetteville, NC$57,830-7.4%
Flint, MI$57,800-7.5%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$57,730-7.6%
Visalia, CA$57,600-7.8%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$57,540-7.9%
Helena, MT$57,510-7.9%
Merced, CA$57,500-8.0%
Portland-South Portland, ME$57,380-8.1%
Roanoke, VA$57,350-8.2%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$57,220-8.4%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$57,180-8.5%
Missoula, MT$57,170-8.5%
Cleveland, OH$57,020-8.7%
Traverse City, MI$57,000-8.8%
Lubbock, TX$56,950-8.8%
Lynchburg, VA$56,930-8.9%
York-Hanover, PA$56,860-9.0%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$56,830-9.0%
Duluth, MN-WI$56,790-9.1%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$56,790-9.1%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$56,620-9.4%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$56,580-9.4%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$56,580-9.4%
Redding, CA$56,550-9.5%
Johnstown, PA$56,440-9.7%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$56,440-9.7%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$56,220-10.0%
Port St. Lucie, FL$56,130-10.1%
Chico, CA$55,990-10.4%
Bloomington, IL$55,700-10.8%
Winston-Salem, NC$55,550-11.1%
Ocala, FL$55,540-11.1%
Burlington, NC$55,530-11.1%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$55,360-11.4%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$55,210-11.6%
Fairbanks-College, AK$55,130-11.7%
Akron, OH$55,060-11.9%
Jacksonville, FL$55,060-11.9%
Topeka, KS$55,030-11.9%
Bangor, ME$54,990-12.0%
Tulsa, OK$54,930-12.1%
Hattiesburg, MS$54,870-12.2%
Wheeling, WV-OH$54,400-12.9%
Fargo, ND-MN$54,390-12.9%
Punta Gorda, FL$54,340-13.0%
Ogden, UT$54,260-13.1%
Winchester, VA-WV$54,110-13.4%
Bowling Green, KY$54,080-13.4%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$53,570-14.2%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$53,240-14.8%
Tallahassee, FL$53,060-15.1%
Killeen-Temple, TX$53,000-15.2%
Jonesboro, AR$52,970-15.2%
Columbia, MO$52,870-15.4%
Lebanon, PA$52,870-15.4%
Bloomington, IN$52,760-15.5%
Sebring, FL$52,760-15.5%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$52,110-16.6%
Tyler, TX$52,050-16.7%
Gettysburg, PA$52,000-16.8%
Saginaw, MI$51,430-17.7%
Ames, IA$51,360-17.8%
Erie, PA$51,340-17.8%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$51,240-18.0%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$51,230-18.0%
Logan, UT-ID$51,220-18.0%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$51,210-18.0%
Toledo, OH$50,790-18.7%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$50,720-18.8%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$50,330-19.4%
Texarkana, TX-AR$50,270-19.5%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$50,220-19.6%
San Angelo, TX$50,190-19.7%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$50,150-19.7%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$50,080-19.8%
Tucson, AZ$49,990-20.0%
Odessa, TX$49,820-20.2%
Canton-Massillon, OH$49,730-20.4%
Laredo, TX$49,670-20.5%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$49,660-20.5%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$49,590-20.6%
Fort Wayne, IN$49,490-20.8%
Wichita, KS$49,440-20.9%
Bay City, MI$49,310-21.1%
Anchorage, AK$49,190-21.3%
Altoona, PA$49,040-21.5%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$49,010-21.5%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$48,900-21.7%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$48,850-21.8%
Iowa City, IA$48,760-21.9%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$48,710-22.0%
Idaho Falls, ID$48,670-22.1%
Manhattan, KS$48,640-22.1%
Yuma, AZ$48,590-22.2%
Rapid City, SD$48,350-22.6%
Springfield, IL$48,100-23.0%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$48,040-23.1%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$47,850-23.4%
Abilene, TX$47,840-23.4%
Williamsport, PA$47,840-23.4%
Peoria, IL$47,800-23.5%
Rockford, IL$47,740-23.6%
Dubuque, IA$47,690-23.7%
Alexandria, LA$47,670-23.7%
Owensboro, KY$47,620-23.8%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$47,580-23.8%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$47,540-23.9%
Boise City, ID$47,500-24.0%
Gainesville, FL$47,380-24.2%
Kankakee, IL$47,160-24.5%
Longview, TX$46,870-25.0%
St. George, UT$46,610-25.4%
Evansville, IN$46,480-25.6%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$46,400-25.7%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$46,310-25.9%
Corpus Christi, TX$46,150-26.1%
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$45,800-26.7%
Baton Rouge, LA$45,570-27.1%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$45,400-27.3%
Amarillo, TX$45,370-27.4%
Lima, OH$45,270-27.5%
Paducah, KY-IL$44,720-28.4%
Lawrence, KS$44,700-28.4%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$44,610-28.6%
Cedar Rapids, IA$44,480-28.8%
Yuba City, CA$44,340-29.0%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$44,050-29.5%
Lake Charles, LA$43,520-30.3%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$43,240-30.8%
El Paso, TX$43,020-31.1%
Sherman-Denison, TX$43,020-31.1%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$42,930-31.3%
Hammond, LA$42,680-31.7%
Waco, TX$42,660-31.7%
Lafayette, LA$42,060-32.7%
Homosassa Springs, FL$41,680-33.3%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$40,300-35.5%
Monroe, LA$39,990-36.0%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$39,140-37.3%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$38,560-38.3%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$38,470-38.4%
Muncie, IN$37,920-39.3%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$37,570-39.9%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$35,990-42.4%
Aguadilla, PR$31,060-50.3%
Puerto Rico$30,800-50.7%
Ponce, PR$30,800-50.7%
Mayaguez, PR$26,440-57.7%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.