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Wage information comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics Program. The OES is a semi-annual survey that provides wage and employment statistics for the nation, each state, and sub-state regions.

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      Wages for Chefs and Head Cooks in UNITED STATES


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      Period      		 2024
      10% 25% Median 75% 90%
      United States Hourly $17.31 $22.94 $29.32 $36.92 $46.17
      Yearly $36,000 $47,710 $60,990 $76,790 $96,030
      New Hampshire Hourly $17.78 $22.76 $28.08 $35.61 $43.35
      Yearly $36,970 $47,340 $58,400 $74,080 $90,170
      South Dakota Hourly $18.10 $21.00 $22.36 $25.96 $26.63
      Yearly $37,640 $43,680 $46,510 $53,990 $55,390
      New York Hourly $20.27 $24.08 $30.91 $39.80 $48.43
      Yearly $42,150 $50,090 $64,300 $82,780 $100,730
      Iowa Hourly $14.40 $17.08 $21.00 $28.30 $34.35
      Yearly $29,960 $35,530 $43,690 $58,860 $71,460
      Wisconsin Hourly $15.47 $23.04 $28.93 $36.22 $43.54
      Yearly $32,180 $47,910 $60,170 $75,340 $90,560
      North Dakota Hourly $21.90 $25.32 $36.84 $40.92 $47.13
      Yearly $45,550 $52,670 $76,630 $85,110 $98,020
      West Virginia Hourly $18.50 $20.17 $29.22 $40.27 $50.75
      Yearly $38,490 $41,950 $60,790 $83,750 $105,560
      Puerto Rico Hourly $10.34 $12.14 $17.40 $18.34 $24.23
      Yearly $21,510 $25,240 $36,190 $38,150 $50,400
      Utah Hourly $13.04 $13.43 $21.39 $31.92 $38.47
      Yearly $27,110 $27,930 $44,490 $66,390 $80,010
      Guam Hourly $13.61 $15.19 $18.94 $25.47 $36.24
      Yearly $28,320 $31,580 $39,390 $52,970 $75,390
      Massachusetts Hourly $23.11 $27.91 $34.29 $43.32 $53.54
      Yearly $48,070 $58,060 $71,330 $90,100 $111,360
      Florida Hourly $14.92 $18.00 $28.65 $36.92 $47.58
      Yearly $31,040 $37,440 $59,580 $76,790 $98,960
      Virginia Hourly $20.95 $23.62 $28.74 $34.47 $39.29
      Yearly $43,570 $49,130 $59,780 $71,700 $81,730
      Georgia Hourly $17.51 $21.74 $24.82 $34.12 $41.55
      Yearly $36,420 $45,220 $51,630 $70,960 $86,420
      Delaware Hourly $21.56 $23.90 $31.39 $38.96 $41.41
      Yearly $44,840 $49,720 $65,290 $81,040 $86,140
      Arkansas Hourly $17.22 $18.61 $23.59 $30.61 $41.05
      Yearly $35,820 $38,700 $49,060 $63,660 $85,380
      Missouri Hourly $17.17 $20.95 $28.47 $36.76 $43.73
      Yearly $35,720 $43,570 $59,220 $76,470 $90,960
      Kentucky Hourly $13.03 $15.91 $21.26 $30.92 $42.09
      Yearly $27,110 $33,090 $44,220 $64,320 $87,550
      Washington Hourly $24.00 $26.79 $33.56 $37.52 $47.10
      Yearly $49,920 $55,710 $69,800 $78,040 $97,970
      Wyoming Hourly $22.40 $25.30 $31.15 $38.46 $45.15
      Yearly $46,590 $52,630 $64,790 $80,000 $93,920
      Maine Hourly $21.70 $24.26 $26.85 $29.72 $36.93
      Yearly $45,140 $50,450 $55,860 $61,820 $76,800
      Nevada Hourly $16.93 $22.47 $28.17 $34.81 $44.31
      Yearly $35,200 $46,730 $58,590 $72,400 $92,160
      District of Columbia Hourly $26.51 $29.70 $35.58 $40.73 $52.58
      Yearly $55,130 $61,770 $74,000 $84,710 $109,370
      Virgin Islands Hourly $16.79 $28.20 $29.77 $37.42 $48.49
      Yearly $34,930 $58,660 $61,930 $77,840 $100,860
      Texas Hourly $14.44 $17.38 $24.54 $30.29 $41.45
      Yearly $30,030 $36,150 $51,050 $63,000 $86,210
      Minnesota Hourly $22.22 $23.31 $28.57 $35.93 $44.15
      Yearly $46,220 $48,490 $59,430 $74,720 $91,820
      North Carolina Hourly $20.33 $24.51 $28.75 $36.05 $47.39
      Yearly $42,290 $50,990 $59,810 $74,990 $98,580
      Montana Hourly $18.28 $22.15 $26.76 $33.73 $37.98
      Yearly $38,020 $46,070 $55,650 $70,160 $78,990
      Illinois Hourly $16.97 $22.10 $29.54 $37.75 $46.07
      Yearly $35,290 $45,960 $61,450 $78,520 $95,830
      Pennsylvania Hourly $19.18 $22.23 $28.67 $35.83 $43.37
      Yearly $39,880 $46,230 $59,630 $74,530 $90,210
      Michigan Hourly $18.62 $23.72 $28.09 $31.24 $37.03
      Yearly $38,730 $49,350 $58,430 $64,980 $77,030
      Nebraska Hourly $19.65 $22.64 $28.07 $37.74 $53.51
      Yearly $40,880 $47,080 $58,390 $78,500 $111,300
      Tennessee Hourly $19.62 $23.74 $28.59 $35.06 $41.83
      Yearly $40,810 $49,390 $59,470 $72,920 $87,010
      California Hourly $21.88 $26.65 $32.11 $38.58 $48.36
      Yearly $45,500 $55,420 $66,780 $80,250 $100,580
      Kansas Hourly $17.11 $21.99 $28.02 $36.88 $42.29
      Yearly $35,590 $45,750 $58,290 $76,700 $87,960
      Oklahoma Hourly $8.23 $17.76 $25.63 $29.90 $37.54
      Yearly $17,120 $36,940 $53,310 $62,200 $78,090
      Alaska Hourly $15.51 $21.35 $27.70 $36.62 $42.88
      Yearly $32,270 $44,410 $57,610 $76,160 $89,180
      Hawaii Hourly $33.82 $36.01 $39.04 $49.09 $62.50
      Yearly $70,340 $74,910 $81,200 $102,100 $129,990
      New Jersey Hourly $25.60 $30.00 $33.49 $40.02 $47.84
      Yearly $53,250 $62,400 $69,660 $83,240 $99,510
      Indiana Hourly $17.61 $20.95 $27.47 $35.61 $43.30
      Yearly $36,620 $43,570 $57,140 $74,070 $90,060
      Vermont Hourly $25.00 $28.55 $30.42 $37.40 $42.91
      Yearly $52,000 $59,370 $63,270 $77,780 $89,250
      Oregon Hourly $21.38 $24.08 $28.98 $36.30 $42.22
      Yearly $44,470 $50,080 $60,270 $75,490 $87,820
      Ohio Hourly $17.80 $21.07 $27.26 $35.04 $47.08
      Yearly $37,030 $43,830 $56,700 $72,880 $97,920
      Louisiana Hourly $10.82 $13.79 $18.43 $27.79 $37.18
      Yearly $22,500 $28,690 $38,340 $57,790 $77,330
      Connecticut Hourly $19.41 $24.01 $30.07 $40.13 $54.16
      Yearly $40,380 $49,940 $62,540 $83,480 $112,660
      Maryland Hourly $18.00 $21.89 $29.80 $37.29 $44.76
      Yearly $37,440 $45,520 $61,990 $77,570 $93,110
      Arizona Hourly $18.34 $22.55 $29.79 $37.75 $46.37
      Yearly $38,150 $46,900 $61,950 $78,510 $96,440
      South Carolina Hourly $20.58 $25.00 $29.47 $35.12 $42.51
      Yearly $42,810 $51,990 $61,290 $73,040 $88,430
      Idaho Hourly $17.31 $20.49 $24.04 $32.58 $38.34
      Yearly $36,000 $42,610 $50,010 $67,760 $79,740
      Mississippi Hourly $13.74 $15.06 $21.63 $31.11 $38.66
      Yearly $28,580 $31,320 $44,990 $64,700 $80,420
      New Mexico Hourly $20.92 $22.15 $26.52 $34.46 $42.80
      Yearly $43,510 $46,080 $55,170 $71,670 $89,030
      Alabama Hourly $17.58 $25.14 $30.13 $35.41 $40.80
      Yearly $36,570 $52,290 $62,670 $73,650 $84,860
      Rhode Island Hourly $31.25 $37.49 $38.06 $51.69 $59.06
      Yearly $64,990 $77,980 $79,160 $107,510 $122,840