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          Wages for Chefs and Head Cooks in TEXAS

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          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
          Texas Hourly $15.09 $20.21 $26.96 $34.55 $44.37
          Yearly $31,380 $42,030 $56,080 $71,870 $92,290
          Waco, TX Metro Area Hourly $14.23 $18.98 $20.51 $29.06 $37.39
          Yearly $29,590 $39,480 $42,660 $60,450 $77,770
          Killeen-Temple, TX Metro Area Hourly $17.45 $17.98 $25.48 $30.85 $37.26
          Yearly $36,290 $37,400 $53,000 $64,170 $77,500
          Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area Hourly $13.25 $18.65 $21.83 $32.98 $42.89
          Yearly $27,560 $38,790 $45,400 $68,600 $89,200
          Laredo, TX Metro Area Hourly $14.01 $16.86 $23.88 $28.38 $35.01
          Yearly $29,140 $35,060 $49,670 $59,020 $72,820
          Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area Hourly $20.48 $22.56 $30.82 $37.68 $48.07
          Yearly $42,610 $46,930 $64,100 $78,360 $99,990
          Longview, TX Metro Area Hourly $13.90 $17.98 $22.54 $30.27 $37.26
          Yearly $28,900 $37,400 $46,870 $62,950 $77,500
          College Station-Bryan, TX Metro Area Hourly $17.28 $18.72 $27.85 $33.74 $38.31
          Yearly $35,940 $38,940 $57,920 $70,180 $79,680
          El Paso, TX Metro Area Hourly $14.11 $16.98 $20.69 $28.80 $35.64
          Yearly $29,350 $35,330 $43,020 $59,900 $74,130
          Sherman-Denison, TX Metro Area Hourly $10.06 $17.67 $20.68 $29.68 $37.71
          Yearly $20,920 $36,750 $43,020 $61,730 $78,430
          Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area Hourly $17.16 $17.23 $22.19 $30.38 $37.64
          Yearly $35,690 $35,830 $46,150 $63,180 $78,300
          Northwestern Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly $18.55 $25.12 $31.22 $37.82 $46.64
          Yearly $38,580 $52,260 $64,940 $78,670 $97,010
          Odessa, TX Metro Area Hourly $18.21 $19.14 $23.95 $32.21 $38.87
          Yearly $37,880 $39,810 $49,820 $67,000 $80,850
          Texarkana, TX-AR Metro Area Hourly $10.38 $17.06 $24.17 $34.55 $38.18
          Yearly $21,580 $35,490 $50,270 $71,860 $79,420
          San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area Hourly $10.30 $18.10 $23.51 $31.73 $45.80
          Yearly $21,430 $37,640 $48,900 $66,000 $95,260
          San Angelo, TX Metro Area Hourly $15.46 $18.33 $24.13 $30.31 $34.97
          Yearly $32,150 $38,120 $50,190 $63,040 $72,730
          Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metro Area Hourly $13.97 $16.81 $23.01 $28.51 $36.47
          Yearly $29,060 $34,970 $47,850 $59,300 $75,860
          Tyler, TX Metro Area Hourly $15.56 $18.00 $25.03 $30.30 $37.74
          Yearly $32,360 $37,440 $52,050 $63,020 $78,500
          Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area Hourly $20.55 $25.02 $30.00 $38.81 $44.85
          Yearly $42,740 $52,050 $62,400 $80,730 $93,290
          Midland, TX Metro Area Hourly $15.77 $19.60 $27.93 $35.19 $44.72
          Yearly $32,800 $40,760 $58,100 $73,200 $93,020
          Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area Hourly $14.32 $18.53 $28.10 $40.16 $44.47
          Yearly $29,790 $38,540 $58,440 $83,540 $92,500
          North Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly $14.34 $18.55 $25.02 $29.65 $37.31
          Yearly $29,820 $38,580 $52,030 $61,680 $77,610
          Lubbock, TX Metro Area Hourly $17.76 $19.78 $27.38 $36.07 $40.12
          Yearly $36,930 $41,150 $56,950 $75,020 $83,440
          McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area Hourly $13.05 $16.89 $18.82 $28.19 $33.87
          Yearly $27,150 $35,130 $39,140 $58,630 $70,460
          Amarillo, TX Metro Area Hourly $11.05 $17.30 $21.81 $30.91 $36.79
          Yearly $22,980 $35,980 $45,370 $64,300 $76,510
          Coastal Plains Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly $14.34 $18.55 $20.67 $23.51 $40.12
          Yearly $29,820 $38,580 $42,980 $48,890 $83,450
          Abilene, TX Metro Area Hourly $13.87 $17.09 $23.00 $30.56 $36.00
          Yearly $28,860 $35,540 $47,840 $63,560 $74,880
          Hill Country Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly $14.49 $20.67 $25.02 $32.68 $36.98
          Yearly $30,140 $42,980 $52,030 $67,970 $76,910
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