Chefs and Head Cooks — Salary
National wage record
Median annual
$62,470
10th percentile
$37,900
90th percentile
$98,560
Employment
200,040
- CAMedian $64,500 · Employment 31,670
- New York, NYMedian $71,780 · Employment 20,010
- FLMedian $58,240 · Employment 19,670
- NYMedian $70,670 · Employment 17,430
- TXMedian $56,080 · Employment 13,270
- Los Angeles, CAMedian $69,990 · Employment 11,430
- PAMedian $63,860 · Employment 9,170
- NJMedian $74,280 · Employment 9,100
- ILMedian $58,830 · Employment 8,290
- Miami, FLMedian $57,940 · Employment 8,210
- Chicago, ILMedian $60,770 · Employment 6,840
- MAMedian $69,540 · Employment 6,000
- Philadelphia, PAMedian $65,680 · Employment 5,700
- MIMedian $60,070 · Employment 5,360
- San Francisco, CAMedian $68,970 · Employment 5,340
- WAMedian $76,010 · Employment 5,320
- NCMedian $61,130 · Employment 4,920
- Washington, DCMedian $74,900 · Employment 4,680
- Boston, MAMedian $72,470 · Employment 4,430
- AZMedian $59,890 · Employment 4,080
Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.