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          Wages for Chefs and Head Cooks in INDIANA

          Location Pay
          Period
          2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $18.22 $23.29 $30.03 $37.86 $47.39
          Yearly $37,900 $48,440 $62,470 $78,750 $98,560
          Indiana Hourly $14.87 $18.80 $25.09 $31.25 $39.63
          Yearly $30,930 $39,110 $52,190 $64,990 $82,430
          Terre Haute, IN Metro Area Hourly $13.56 $20.22 $41.31 $47.36 $47.36
          Yearly $28,190 $42,070 $85,920 $98,510 $98,510
          Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metro Area Hourly $14.87 $14.87 $23.56 $30.66 $37.65
          Yearly $30,930 $30,940 $49,010 $63,780 $78,310
          Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $18.39 $22.26 $27.22 $35.64 $40.20
          Yearly $38,240 $46,300 $56,620 $74,130 $83,610
          Fort Wayne, IN Metro Area Hourly $15.05 $18.99 $23.79 $30.08 $36.71
          Yearly $31,300 $39,490 $49,490 $62,570 $76,350
          Southern Indiana Balance of State Hourly $18.66 $21.27 $27.08 $35.47 $42.90
          Yearly $38,820 $44,250 $56,330 $73,770 $89,230
          Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area Hourly $19.39 $25.00 $29.22 $35.39 $43.26
          Yearly $40,330 $51,990 $60,770 $73,620 $89,990
          Bloomington, IN Metro Area Hourly $15.94 $20.30 $25.37 $32.43 $42.48
          Yearly $33,160 $42,210 $52,760 $67,460 $88,370
          Muncie, IN Metro Area Hourly $13.79 $14.49 $18.23 $27.29 $28.97
          Yearly $28,680 $30,150 $37,920 $56,760 $60,260
          Evansville, IN Metro Area Hourly $14.91 $18.14 $22.34 $28.32 $36.65
          Yearly $31,000 $37,740 $46,480 $58,900 $76,240
          Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metro Area Hourly $14.41 $15.14 $19.37 $28.51 $30.26
          Yearly $29,960 $31,490 $40,300 $59,290 $62,950
          South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metro Area Hourly $17.46 $18.98 $27.49 $32.33 $38.66
          Yearly $36,310 $39,470 $57,180 $67,240 $80,410
          Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $17.17 $17.71 $22.27 $31.00 $45.67
          Yearly $35,710 $36,850 $46,310 $64,480 $94,990
          Northern Indiana Balance of State Hourly $17.23 $21.50 $24.98 $35.63 $37.97
          Yearly $35,840 $44,720 $51,950 $74,120 $78,970
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