Salary for Chefs and Head Cooks
Also known as: Banquet Chef, Chef De Cuisine, Chef De Froid, Executive Chef, Head Chef, Kitchen Chef, Master Chef, Pastry Chef, Sous Chef, Sushi Chef
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Chefs and head cooks are charged with the responsibility of managing, directing and participating in primary kitchen activities necessary to restaurants or personal residences. These responsibilities include preparing and pricing menus and menu items, ensuring food products used in meals meet safety standards, supervise kitchen cooks and aides in preparation techniques and finalizing food displays for those dining at the establishment. These individuals have a clear understanding of budgets as they are often required to order needed supplies within a set financial bracket. They collaborate well with other chefs and head cooks to create new and innovative menus and meals. An associate's degree or related vocational training degree is required for employment in this professional post.A Chef or Head Cook can expect a wage between $30,300 to $90,790 based on seniority. will most likely receive an average compensation of fifty-eight thousand seven hundred and fourty dollars per year.
can receive the highest pay in New Jersey, where they can earn an average job salary of about $83,700. Employees who work in this job make the greatest compensation in Transportation and Warehousing, where they can receive wages of $72,320.
The annual compensation for this career has gone up since 2004. Salaries have increased by an average of 71.37 percent nationwide in that time.
Chefs and Head Cooks tend to make the most in the following industries:
In general, they earn less within the industries below:
