Chefs and Head Cooks salary by location
National median: $62,470 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terre Haute, IN | metropolitan | $85,920 | +37.5% | 50 | 2025 |
| Kahului, HI | metropolitan | $84,990 | +36.0% | 250 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $84,430 | +35.2% | 470 | 2025 |
| Morgantown, WV | metropolitan | $81,330 | +30.2% | 70 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $80,330 | +28.6% | 3,740 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $79,930 | +27.9% | 740 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $79,340 | +27.0% | 1,070 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $79,020 | +26.5% | 1,280 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $78,960 | +26.4% | 300 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $77,360 | +23.8% | 1,240 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $76,420 | +22.3% | 2,020 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $76,010 | +21.7% | 5,320 | 2025 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | metropolitan | $75,740 | +21.2% | 900 | 2025 |
| Vineland, NJ | metropolitan | $75,050 | +20.1% | 100 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $74,940 | +20.0% | 140 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $74,900 | +19.9% | 4,680 | 2025 |
| ND | state | $74,740 | +19.6% | 100 | 2025 |
| Kingston, NY | metropolitan | $74,710 | +19.6% | 140 | 2025 |
| Atlanta, GA | metropolitan | $74,660 | +19.5% | 2,370 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | metropolitan | $74,380 | +19.1% | 740 | 2025 |
| Buffalo, NY | metropolitan | $74,290 | +18.9% | 640 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $74,280 | +18.9% | 9,100 | 2025 |
| Charleston, SC | metropolitan | $74,210 | +18.8% | 770 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $73,750 | +18.1% | 100 | 2025 |
| Hilton Head Island, SC | metropolitan | $73,690 | +18.0% | 240 | 2025 |
| Wenatchee, WA | metropolitan | $73,690 | +18.0% | 80 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $73,570 | +17.8% | 460 | 2025 |
| WY | state | $73,170 | +17.1% | 240 | 2025 |
| Spartanburg, SC | metropolitan | $72,670 | +16.3% | 140 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $72,470 | +16.0% | 4,430 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $72,440 | +16.0% | 360 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $72,340 | +15.8% | 360 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $72,270 | +15.7% | 140 | 2025 |
| Santa Fe, NM | metropolitan | $72,020 | +15.3% | 100 | 2025 |
| SC | state | $71,860 | +15.0% | 2,650 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $71,780 | +14.9% | 20,010 | 2025 |
| Myrtle Beach, SC | metropolitan | $71,700 | +14.8% | 250 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $71,540 | +14.5% | 240 | 2025 |
| Gainesville, GA | metropolitan | $70,780 | +13.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $70,670 | +13.1% | 17,430 | 2025 |
| Nashville, TN | metropolitan | $70,420 | +12.7% | 1,780 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $70,410 | +12.7% | 140 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $70,210 | +12.4% | 480 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $69,990 | +12.0% | 11,430 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $69,920 | +11.9% | 200 | 2025 |
| Columbia, SC | metropolitan | $69,820 | +11.8% | 280 | 2025 |
| TN | state | $69,810 | +11.7% | 3,820 | 2025 |
| Greenville, SC | metropolitan | $69,680 | +11.5% | 360 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $69,540 | +11.3% | 6,000 | 2025 |
| Jackson, TN | metropolitan | $69,280 | +10.9% | 60 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $68,970 | +10.4% | 5,340 | 2025 |
| Naples, FL | metropolitan | $68,830 | +10.2% | 640 | 2025 |
| Auburn, AL | metropolitan | $68,830 | +10.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| Daphne, AL | metropolitan | $68,830 | +10.2% | 90 | 2025 |
| Walla Walla, WA | metropolitan | $68,120 | +9.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| Augusta, GA | metropolitan | $68,070 | +9.0% | 230 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $67,700 | +8.4% | 260 | 2025 |
| Glens Falls, NY | metropolitan | $67,590 | +8.2% | 80 | 2025 |
| Florence, SC | metropolitan | $67,550 | +8.1% | 70 | 2025 |
| Warner Robins, GA | metropolitan | $67,530 | +8.1% | 40 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MO | metropolitan | $67,460 | +8.0% | 80 | 2025 |
| Sandusky, OH | metropolitan | $67,190 | +7.6% | 60 | 2025 |
| Reading, PA | metropolitan | $66,980 | +7.2% | 210 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $66,970 | +7.2% | 1,820 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $66,930 | +7.1% | 760 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $66,700 | +6.8% | 460 | 2025 |
| Amherst Town, MA | metropolitan | $66,450 | +6.4% | 150 | 2025 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | metropolitan | $66,320 | +6.2% | 1,340 | 2025 |
| GA | state | $66,230 | +6.0% | 3,680 | 2025 |
| Memphis, TN | metropolitan | $66,230 | +6.0% | 540 | 2025 |
| Dalton, GA | metropolitan | $66,090 | +5.8% | 40 | 2025 |
| Durham, NC | metropolitan | $66,090 | +5.8% | 270 | 2025 |
| Rochester, NY | metropolitan | $66,080 | +5.8% | 690 | 2025 |
| Wausau, WI | metropolitan | $65,910 | +5.5% | 30 | 2025 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | metropolitan | $65,900 | +5.5% | 70 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $65,690 | +5.2% | 1,580 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $65,680 | +5.1% | 5,700 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $65,440 | +4.8% | 610 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $65,400 | +4.7% | 3,970 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $65,060 | +4.1% | 520 | 2025 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | metropolitan | $65,030 | +4.1% | 80 | 2025 |
| Sumter, SC | metropolitan | $65,020 | +4.1% | 30 | 2025 |
| Medford, OR | metropolitan | $64,700 | +3.6% | 120 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $64,620 | +3.4% | 560 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $64,500 | +3.2% | 31,670 | 2025 |
| Jackson, MS | metropolitan | $64,480 | +3.2% | 120 | 2025 |
| MO | state | $64,480 | +3.2% | 1,750 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $64,480 | +3.2% | 2,770 | 2025 |
| St. Louis, MO | metropolitan | $64,480 | +3.2% | 1,030 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $64,310 | +2.9% | 3,080 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $64,300 | +2.9% | 270 | 2025 |
| Charlotte, NC | metropolitan | $64,260 | +2.9% | 1,480 | 2025 |
| Syracuse, NY | metropolitan | $64,170 | +2.7% | 240 | 2025 |
| Dallas, TX | metropolitan | $64,100 | +2.6% | 3,550 | 2025 |
| Ithaca, NY | metropolitan | $64,010 | +2.5% | 80 | 2025 |
| Kansas City, MO | metropolitan | $64,010 | +2.5% | 890 | 2025 |
| Huntsville, AL | metropolitan | $64,000 | +2.4% | 90 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $64,000 | +2.4% | 300 | 2025 |
| VI | state | $63,960 | +2.4% | 260 | 2025 |
| PA | state | $63,860 | +2.2% | 9,170 | 2025 |