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Chefs and Head Cooks Salary by City
Chefs and Head Cooks Salary by City (2024)
340 metro areas · National average: $59,304 · Source: BLS OEWS May 2024
The table below shows Chefs and Head Cooks salaries across 340 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
Kahului, HI $97,850
$87,410
$71,540
$134,990
Urban Honolulu, HI $90,910
$77,380
$70,340
$124,880
Napa, CA $82,440
$76,350
$51,800
$123,230
Providence, RI $81,590
$78,390
$51,120
$116,410
San Jose, CA $79,730
$78,050
$47,630
$109,960
Morgantown, WV $79,100
$87,280
$36,070
$109,410
Naples, FL $78,070
$74,990
$39,450
$123,830
Boston, MA $77,100
$74,640
$47,730
$112,630
Salinas, CA $76,710
$73,260
$44,320
$122,170
Bridgeport, CT $76,660
$64,200
$44,950
$124,240
Santa Maria, CA $76,000
$72,220
$49,110
$103,630
Atlantic City, NJ $75,780
$69,630
$55,230
$100,470
San Francisco, CA $75,650
$71,600
$42,760
$118,990
Barnstable Town, MA $75,160
$72,570
$49,360
$104,560
Vineland, NJ $75,110
$72,740
$54,640
$92,500
Trenton, NJ $74,420
$71,790
$54,600
$96,680
Seattle, WA $73,980
$74,970
$51,580
$100,350
Terre Haute, IN $73,440
$83,880
$37,000
$96,550
Merced, CA $72,940
$61,470
$35,100
$123,640
New York, NY $72,440
$66,550
$44,310
$100,730
Washington, DC $72,410
$68,260
$45,850
$101,830
Kingston, NY $72,170
$64,320
$49,790
$109,990
Alexandria, LA $71,930
$80,290
$20,370
$109,280
New Haven, CT $71,740
$62,440
$40,260
$105,400
San Diego, CA $71,720
$66,560
$46,860
$98,680
Hilton Head Island, SC $71,380
$65,780
$48,360
$104,710
Waterbury, CT $71,140
$61,650
$39,810
$113,490
Charlotte, NC $71,110
$60,740
$45,490
$118,920
Norwich, CT $70,960
$61,300
$39,970
$112,660
Denver, CO $70,930
$70,090
$50,020
$94,900
Los Angeles, CA $70,770
$66,860
$46,520
$99,010
Buffalo, NY $70,600
$65,930
$43,680
$104,880
Amherst Town, MA $70,480
$69,120
$47,340
$92,150
Worcester, MA $69,880
$69,210
$47,400
$94,420
Durham, NC $69,630
$64,590
$44,630
$101,520
Phoenix, AZ $68,900
$64,920
$42,540
$101,500
Mount Vernon, WA $68,880
$69,610
$50,950
$77,560
Kiryas Joel, NY $68,690
$62,980
$47,830
$110,240
Santa Rosa, CA $68,590
$65,000
$38,480
$96,470
Sacramento, CA $68,530
$63,930
$46,990
$97,380
Tampa, FL $68,490
$61,600
$44,160
$94,880
Nashville, TN $68,230
$63,810
$49,590
$96,460
Glens Falls, NY $67,960
$62,750
$46,640
$93,570
Tuscaloosa, AL $67,910
$69,560
$36,710
$94,080
Wenatchee, WA $67,890
$66,390
$52,080
$88,410
Omaha, NE $67,780
$63,990
$40,480
$114,260
Olympia, WA $67,650
$65,790
$49,200
$84,300
Philadelphia, PA $67,630
$63,360
$44,730
$93,690
Oxnard, CA $67,580
$63,970
$36,060
$94,700
Springfield, MA $67,550
$65,790
$44,020
$99,340
Hartford, CT $67,540
$60,160
$40,210
$104,250
Albany, NY $67,460
$63,010
$46,720
$98,240
Flagstaff, AZ $67,270
$59,740
$41,850
$97,940
Birmingham, AL $67,080
$62,800
$40,300
$94,580
Santa Cruz, CA $67,030
$64,560
$43,470
$93,290
Santa Fe, NM $67,030
$61,370
$45,900
$98,630
Milwaukee, WI $67,020
$62,980
$43,670
$91,860
Riverside, CA $67,000
$62,710
$44,300
$97,420
Burlington, VT $66,980
$61,740
$55,750
$81,690
Mobile, AL $66,910
$66,440
$37,140
$80,490
Vallejo, CA $66,750
$65,780
$37,990
$95,320
Kennewick, WA $66,490
$62,230
$48,930
$84,490
Asheville, NC $66,440
$62,040
$44,800
$97,620
San Luis Obispo, CA $66,410
$64,590
$36,780
$92,550
St. Louis, MO $66,380
$60,130
$40,500
$95,160
Pinehurst, NC $66,310
$63,500
$40,430
$99,990
Utica, NY $66,170
$60,630
$46,150
$102,050
Raleigh, NC $66,060
$61,890
$45,990
$98,570
Charleston, SC $66,010
$63,130
$45,120
$85,200
Portland, OR $66,010
$61,190
$46,730
$91,990
Charlottesville, VA $66,000
$58,860
$42,480
$89,850
Rochester, MN $65,980
$59,390
$46,430
$95,200
Daphne, AL $65,950
$69,690
$36,160
$81,270
Orlando, FL $65,870
$61,270
$29,040
$101,570
Cape Coral, FL $65,660
$62,040
$31,510
$100,040
North Port, FL $65,620
$59,330
$35,500
$96,820
Columbus, OH $65,500
$59,820
$40,390
$99,910
Bremerton, WA $65,440
$61,260
$49,820
$78,230
Chicago, IL $65,290
$63,570
$35,290
$99,150
Minneapolis, MN $65,260
$61,780
$48,490
$92,970
Auburn, AL $65,180
$66,550
$36,720
$84,360
Medford, OR $65,160
$60,060
$44,950
$84,970
Rochester, NY $65,150
$60,740
$42,480
$93,600
Greensboro, NC $65,140
$55,570
$40,560
$97,560
Huntsville, AL $65,060
$70,960
$32,900
$84,920
Pittsfield, MA $65,050
$60,390
$42,590
$99,500
Fayetteville, AR $65,040
$51,970
$38,700
$102,080
Lincoln, NE $65,020
$54,930
$40,880
$111,300
Wildwood, FL $64,940
$65,290
$30,830
$87,420
Syracuse, NY $64,860
$61,020
$45,720
$92,590
Winston, NC $64,860
$58,540
$44,050
$94,470
Crestview, FL $64,700
$60,400
$31,460
$94,350
Wausau, WI $64,480
$58,970
$44,140
$80,780
Elmira, NY $64,170
$60,570
$40,680
$101,940
Kansas City, MO $64,170
$61,220
$38,340
$90,960
Yakima, WA $64,080
$61,420
$47,160
$79,780
Stockton, CA $64,070
$62,510
$38,320
$89,370
Wilmington, NC $63,970
$59,390
$43,130
$95,100
Fort Collins, CO $63,940
$60,100
$44,450
$86,530
Fayetteville, NC $63,870
$61,310
$44,730
$80,500
Canton, OH $63,860
$60,310
$38,230
$94,990
Baltimore, MD $63,850
$61,430
$36,880
$90,050
Watertown, NY $63,820
$60,880
$43,810
$100,990
Lexington Park, MD $63,790
$64,400
$38,450
$79,940
Colorado Springs, CO $63,750
$60,080
$45,310
$88,170
Fresno, CA $63,740
$64,330
$35,680
$87,700
Madison, WI $63,730
$61,190
$39,500
$84,990
Modesto, CA $63,690
$63,760
$37,690
$84,270
Topeka, KS $63,320
$56,940
$39,380
$83,400
Sandusky, OH $63,220
$59,480
$35,570
$102,870
Harrisonburg, VA $63,140
$58,580
$39,650
$79,010
Bozeman, MT $63,090
$60,560
$38,800
$95,270
Grants Pass, OR $63,090
$58,510
$43,570
$87,910
Cheyenne, WY $63,050
$60,900
$40,360
$88,040
Bellingham, WA $62,930
$55,380
$48,360
$79,410
Fargo, ND $62,930
$59,430
$40,680
$86,030
Binghamton, NY $62,880
$61,790
$31,200
$90,020
Visalia, CA $62,850
$62,170
$40,600
$80,330
Reading, PA $62,660
$59,680
$40,240
$88,100
Harrisburg, PA $62,560
$59,920
$39,930
$87,730
Bakersfield, CA $62,500
$63,280
$34,640
$87,320
Pittsburgh, PA $62,500
$60,530
$39,440
$92,360
Sheboygan, WI $62,490
$63,740
$38,440
$84,680
Janesville, WI $62,470
$60,740
$45,410
$80,790
Chico, CA $62,400
$60,620
$44,780
$80,630
Ann Arbor, MI $62,380
$60,190
$40,270
$79,980
Las Vegas, NV $62,360
$58,590
$35,200
$92,160
Greenville, NC $62,220
$59,250
$41,520
$82,450
Memphis, TN $62,180
$60,220
$39,210
$87,720
Jacksonville, NC $62,090
$55,420
$39,080
$105,080
Manchester, NH $62,080
$59,020
$27,000
$93,360
Greenville, SC $62,070
$58,910
$43,180
$81,650
Sebring, FL $62,040
$54,270
$33,790
$87,810
Dallas, TX $62,030
$55,790
$35,830
$98,660
Prescott Valley, AZ $61,990
$60,640
$37,770
$93,040
Eau Claire, WI $61,980
$57,880
$27,690
$82,620
Port St. Lucie, FL $61,980
$49,940
$29,790
$98,090
South Bend, IN $61,960
$56,790
$37,840
$87,380
Spokane, WA $61,940
$61,650
$46,860
$78,660
Ithaca, NY $61,920
$57,360
$46,020
$84,420
Montgomery, AL $61,820
$60,140
$37,200
$80,630
Racine, WI $61,820
$59,370
$30,790
$81,330
Oshkosh, WI $61,770
$61,310
$37,760
$76,100
Allentown, PA $61,680
$58,820
$41,310
$90,130
Tucson, AZ $61,650
$59,380
$36,980
$87,820
Burlington, NC $61,590
$57,670
$46,390
$83,980
Augusta, GA $61,570
$54,460
$36,610
$89,000
Akron, OH $61,500
$53,240
$38,900
$97,640
Bend, OR $61,440
$58,500
$44,090
$81,690
Rockford, IL $61,440
$59,210
$43,570
$94,750
Yuba City, CA $61,320
$60,250
$40,300
$78,530
Jacksonville, FL $61,270
$57,990
$34,990
$90,330
Bloomington, IN $61,210
$50,990
$42,610
$104,780
Atlanta, GA $61,190
$57,860
$40,190
$92,070
Kalamazoo, MI $61,140
$60,320
$46,460
$74,310
Beckley, WV $61,060
$64,970
$38,490
$87,550
Punta Gorda, FL $61,030
$55,000
$31,340
$94,060
Salem, OR $61,030
$57,380
$43,660
$82,140
Indianapolis, IN $60,940
$59,030
$38,170
$90,570
Myrtle Beach, SC $60,930
$60,000
$43,610
$78,470
Sebastian, FL $60,910
$54,080
$30,710
$92,180
Billings, MT $60,890
$56,850
$42,150
$78,630
Peoria, IL $60,860
$53,880
$38,750
$90,110
Cleveland, OH $60,850
$57,190
$36,830
$97,920
Boulder, CO $60,780
$60,720
$37,440
$79,820
Niles, MI $60,750
$59,140
$45,400
$78,230
Kenosha, WI $60,620
$58,520
$31,070
$82,070
Detroit, MI $60,550
$57,690
$40,200
$78,550
Austin, TX $60,490
$55,900
$36,210
$92,760
Richmond, VA $60,480
$57,100
$44,910
$80,460
Reno, NV $60,460
$57,350
$36,400
$93,070
Redding, CA $60,410
$57,360
$37,030
$86,000
Spartanburg, SC $60,370
$55,250
$45,230
$76,550
Grand Rapids, MI $60,140
$60,460
$40,070
$79,970
Evansville, IN $59,990
$57,440
$35,810
$81,690
State College, PA $59,980
$56,170
$36,510
$82,380
Toledo, OH $59,930
$56,360
$39,330
$95,170
Lansing, MI $59,710
$60,100
$38,810
$78,720
Midland, MI $59,690
$56,820
$33,420
$77,790
Columbia, MO $59,570
$50,400
$35,160
$87,100
La Crosse, WI $59,560
$59,860
$41,060
$81,620
Albany, OR $59,550
$57,870
$38,100
$85,140
Columbia, SC $59,430
$59,190
$39,910
$79,730
Tallahassee, FL $59,320
$57,740
$29,140
$82,500
Bloomington, IL $59,290
$55,430
$40,310
$90,820
Huntington, WV $59,260
$52,010
$28,180
$96,830
Battle Creek, MI $59,130
$52,120
$42,640
$77,270
Miami, FL $59,000
$57,520
$30,910
$100,570
Anchorage, AK $58,990
$52,420
$31,480
$86,380
Lewiston, ME $58,910
$57,840
$47,680
$77,960
Brunswick, GA $58,830
$49,870
$38,760
$92,830
Cincinnati, OH $58,760
$55,660
$34,280
$96,030
Portland, ME $58,720
$56,200
$47,900
$79,260
Scranton, PA $58,570
$57,630
$38,720
$79,960
Knoxville, TN $58,500
$55,650
$42,520
$83,870
Albuquerque, NM $58,480
$51,990
$43,510
$86,500
Lexington, KY $58,400
$53,490
$26,480
$102,830
Appleton, WI $58,290
$59,060
$28,250
$82,040
Jackson, MI $58,130
$59,270
$45,500
$70,090
Chambersburg, PA $58,000
$50,120
$33,390
$109,670
Champaign, IL $57,990
$51,960
$32,680
$81,330
Boise City, ID $57,910
$51,710
$38,150
$80,130
Greeley, CO $57,830
$57,580
$35,430
$75,620
Wichita, KS $57,830
$51,510
$34,370
$79,910
Lancaster, PA $57,770
$55,430
$39,480
$79,990
Gainesville, FL $57,720
$46,370
$28,070
$80,680
York, PA $57,710
$54,810
$39,370
$78,820
Virginia Beach, VA $57,640
$53,860
$40,190
$80,050
Dover, DE $57,620
$52,940
$40,820
$77,990
Palm Bay, FL $57,580
$53,630
$31,040
$90,080
Dayton, OH $57,570
$55,850
$34,850
$88,210
Corvallis, OR $57,530
$51,910
$43,320
$83,610
Green Bay, WI $57,430
$57,580
$30,570
$80,740
Chattanooga, TN $57,410
$52,990
$31,200
$84,520
Eugene, OR $57,400
$57,190
$42,790
$72,790
Traverse City, MI $57,400
$57,060
$38,730
$75,210
Salisbury, MD $57,370
$57,260
$36,730
$77,200
Ocala, FL $57,340
$48,910
$29,910
$89,970
Roanoke, VA $57,050
$52,340
$35,370
$73,850
Deltona, FL $57,030
$54,820
$30,170
$86,560
Hickory, NC $56,920
$57,880
$33,280
$77,050
Duluth, MN $56,870
$50,510
$32,700
$81,830
Coeur d'Alene, ID $56,860
$50,250
$39,590
$77,990
Lynchburg, VA $56,750
$52,280
$38,870
$78,760
Fort Wayne, IN $56,570
$51,200
$35,560
$79,230
Pensacola, FL $56,560
$49,780
$30,420
$90,000
Johnstown, PA $56,500
$54,330
$35,470
$86,940
Bangor, ME $56,490
$53,250
$42,560
$75,190
Lebanon, PA $56,340
$54,320
$39,010
$81,910
Jackson, TN $56,220
$51,400
$37,000
$83,560
Grand Junction, CO $56,070
$56,150
$33,670
$76,510
Mansfield, OH $55,990
$53,760
$39,040
$81,070
Yuma, AZ $55,990
$49,190
$36,230
$76,880
Mankato, MN $55,970
$49,310
$45,250
$77,530
Williamsport, PA $55,680
$50,240
$35,360
$76,010
Savannah, GA $55,500
$51,670
$33,760
$88,910
Flint, MI $55,470
$58,090
$37,210
$70,270
Saginaw, MI $55,410
$56,450
$37,670
$71,320
Erie, PA $55,320
$51,810
$37,200
$75,520
Monroe, MI $55,110
$55,480
$36,150
$71,230
Lakeland, FL $54,950
$49,420
$30,540
$83,670
Blacksburg, VA $54,930
$49,430
$38,510
$79,970
Pueblo, CO $54,900
$56,640
$32,230
$76,390
Winchester, VA $54,880
$49,020
$40,530
$71,950
Springfield, MO $54,860
$50,920
$33,110
$76,470
Houston, TX $54,730
$54,160
$30,030
$83,530
Hagerstown, MD $54,240
$55,160
$33,120
$73,150
Muskegon, MI $53,870
$55,640
$34,830
$69,980
Jackson, MS $53,810
$39,930
$28,020
$90,210
Des Moines, IA $53,780
$49,780
$35,530
$73,990
Athens, GA $53,720
$47,640
$16,410
$84,510
Lake Havasu City, AZ $53,670
$47,800
$36,520
$78,330
Wheeling, WV $53,450
$48,860
$33,340
$87,340
Youngstown, OH $53,350
$48,280
$32,670
$83,150
Missoula, MT $53,340
$48,440
$36,170
$73,180
Fairbanks, AK $53,320
$44,150
$31,150
$88,080
Gettysburg, PA $53,290
$53,600
$38,500
$72,330
Springfield, IL $53,250
$45,740
$33,220
$78,890
Amarillo, TX $53,230
$49,990
$33,280
$82,960
Jefferson City, MO $53,100
$48,000
$34,870
$73,610
Altoona, PA $53,030
$48,680
$36,510
$74,710
Staunton, VA $53,030
$51,220
$37,720
$62,860
Kankakee, IL $53,020
$44,970
$38,910
$77,910
Oklahoma City, OK $52,850
$57,390
$16,970
$80,220
Columbus, GA $52,660
$47,860
$33,600
$76,100
Homosassa Springs, FL $52,570
$46,440
$28,810
$83,800
Gainesville, GA $52,510
$45,740
$36,680
$81,270
Manhattan, KS $52,420
$47,990
$33,940
$74,990
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $52,260
$44,220
$27,110
$92,040
St. Cloud, MN $52,150
$45,180
$42,660
$72,550
Panama City, FL $52,050
$47,470
$27,810
$78,210
Odessa, TX $51,760
$49,290
$31,390
$78,910
Corpus Christi, TX $51,710
$49,990
$31,660
$74,730
Midland, TX $51,700
$54,220
$21,840
$81,020
Gulfport, MS $51,210
$50,060
$29,390
$81,670
Beaumont, TX $51,180
$45,980
$20,390
$92,500
Macon, GA $50,770
$48,050
$27,530
$78,940
Tulsa, OK $50,490
$52,660
$17,120
$74,790
Sierra Vista, AZ $50,470
$41,230
$35,670
$76,770
Waco, TX $50,330
$45,820
$31,440
$82,400
San Antonio, TX $50,280
$49,370
$26,850
$75,860
Rome, GA $50,210
$47,750
$27,630
$80,980
Kingsport, TN $50,120
$48,130
$30,020
$75,600
Clarksville, TN $50,070
$49,140
$24,940
$81,460
Valdosta, GA $50,050
$46,600
$23,760
$74,940
Little Rock, AR $50,010
$46,920
$35,820
$77,630
Sherman, TX $49,730
$47,220
$30,330
$89,360
Johnson City, TN $49,650
$48,130
$26,610
$79,830
Ames, IA $49,600
$43,870
$30,550
$72,070
Lawrence, KS $49,470
$48,300
$35,590
$81,170
Dubuque, IA $49,320
$42,700
$29,860
$71,460
Sioux City, IA $49,170
$46,320
$28,820
$71,180
Bowling Green, KY $48,970
$43,170
$25,210
$77,590
Iowa City, IA $48,970
$43,980
$29,040
$71,060
Salt Lake City, UT $48,970
$42,740
$27,110
$80,010
Florence, SC $48,920
$45,180
$21,700
$75,470
Albany, GA $48,740
$46,020
$24,130
$79,980
Davenport, IA $48,690
$42,720
$31,480
$71,390
Bay City, MI $48,620
$49,100
$30,940
$65,900
San Angelo, TX $48,560
$46,340
$19,120
$80,620
Cedar Rapids, IA $48,410
$43,580
$32,670
$71,590
Hot Springs, AR $48,380
$47,110
$29,970
$67,900
Abilene, TX $48,310
$47,180
$29,180
$71,650
Sioux Falls, SD $48,310
$47,420
$44,120
$56,000
Ogden, UT $48,080
$43,680
$25,780
$75,720
Logan, UT $48,000
$40,390
$24,890
$83,010
College Station, TX $47,900
$37,450
$30,050
$73,810
Rapid City, SD $47,680
$46,660
$40,070
$54,460
New Orleans, LA $47,390
$39,850
$22,500
$77,740
Lubbock, TX $46,850
$37,160
$26,930
$80,480
Victoria, TX $46,700
$47,410
$19,560
$73,750
Provo, UT $46,580
$41,980
$25,870
$76,340
Texarkana, TX $46,570
$39,360
$28,320
$74,760
St. George, UT $46,290
$42,530
$25,320
$74,710
Hattiesburg, MS $45,870
$36,380
$25,900
$79,630
Baton Rouge, LA $45,670
$38,340
$22,060
$75,590
Warner Robins, GA $45,440
$45,770
$16,840
$75,530
Laredo, TX $45,250
$40,860
$27,840
$63,370
McAllen, TX $44,900
$43,150
$29,220
$64,150
Tyler, TX $44,700
$37,530
$19,790
$70,640
El Paso, TX $44,340
$34,910
$28,220
$70,200
Brownsville, TX $43,450
$36,130
$26,470
$68,570
Owensboro, KY $43,410
$33,030
$25,040
$66,790
Waterloo, IA $43,360
$36,760
$28,430
$66,080
Dalton, GA $43,110
$35,990
$16,490
$67,690
Wichita Falls, TX $43,010
$35,960
$19,140
$68,350
Longview, TX $42,660
$35,200
$28,410
$67,400
Slidell, LA $41,860
$37,040
$20,170
$64,570
Lake Charles, LA $40,250
$33,760
$19,930
$65,640
Shreveport, LA $40,050
$36,090
$27,010
$63,170
Hammond, LA $39,880
$35,390
$19,270
$64,730
Killeen, TX $39,020
$31,630
$20,300
$64,190
Elizabethtown, KY $38,420
$33,090
$18,640
$60,740
Houma, LA $37,870
$26,790
$20,600
$70,190
San Juan, PR $37,680
$38,150
$21,510
$55,470
Monroe, LA $36,880
$34,620
$19,920
$61,940
Lafayette, LA $36,210
$32,930
$26,580
$59,090
Aguadilla, PR $35,560
$35,570
$24,350
$48,160
Ponce, PR $30,780
$29,890
$20,560
$43,780
Mayaguez, PR $30,100
$26,620
$22,220
$35,780
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2024
.
All wage figures are annual.
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