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          		 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
          Montana Hourly $18.36 $23.51 $27.63 $34.63 $38.55
          Yearly $38,200 $48,890 $57,470 $72,020 $80,180
          Georgia Hourly $20.82 $24.15 $31.84 $43.44 $48.54
          Yearly $43,300 $50,220 $66,230 $90,350 $100,970
          New Jersey Hourly $23.66 $28.78 $35.71 $39.52 $48.13
          Yearly $49,200 $59,860 $74,280 $82,200 $100,100
          New Mexico Hourly $20.85 $23.34 $29.93 $40.03 $48.08
          Yearly $43,370 $48,540 $62,250 $83,260 $100,010
          Connecticut Hourly $21.41 $24.59 $30.92 $37.41 $48.02
          Yearly $44,530 $51,160 $64,310 $77,800 $99,870
          Idaho Hourly $16.15 $20.35 $25.00 $32.18 $40.02
          Yearly $33,590 $42,330 $52,000 $66,930 $83,240
          Virginia Hourly $20.68 $24.12 $30.42 $37.15 $43.50
          Yearly $43,010 $50,170 $63,270 $77,270 $90,470
          Alaska Hourly $18.83 $19.90 $25.09 $35.16 $44.00
          Yearly $39,170 $41,390 $52,190 $73,120 $91,520
          Texas Hourly $15.09 $20.21 $26.96 $34.55 $44.37
          Yearly $31,380 $42,030 $56,080 $71,870 $92,290
          Arkansas Hourly $16.11 $18.96 $22.20 $31.24 $42.18
          Yearly $33,500 $39,430 $46,170 $64,970 $87,730
          Maine Hourly $23.28 $26.48 $27.41 $30.32 $39.00
          Yearly $48,430 $55,070 $57,010 $63,060 $81,120
          Minnesota Hourly $23.27 $25.51 $30.10 $36.52 $46.10
          Yearly $48,400 $53,050 $62,600 $75,960 $95,890
          New York Hourly $22.24 $26.48 $33.98 $44.83 $57.87
          Yearly $46,260 $55,070 $70,670 $93,240 $120,370
          Wyoming Hourly $23.30 $29.85 $35.18 $40.24 $47.40
          Yearly $48,460 $62,100 $73,170 $83,700 $98,580
          Delaware Hourly $24.00 $27.00 $29.54 $36.69 $40.71
          Yearly $49,920 $56,160 $61,440 $76,310 $84,680
          Nebraska Hourly $19.06 $22.13 $29.09 $39.26 $48.07
          Yearly $39,650 $46,020 $60,510 $81,660 $99,990
          Iowa Hourly $17.68 $20.49 $23.07 $28.55 $35.93
          Yearly $36,770 $42,620 $47,990 $59,380 $74,730
          New Hampshire Hourly $19.34 $25.25 $30.48 $36.68 $46.15
          Yearly $40,220 $52,510 $63,400 $76,300 $95,990
          North Carolina Hourly $18.37 $23.25 $29.39 $36.70 $44.33
          Yearly $38,210 $48,360 $61,130 $76,330 $92,210
          Massachusetts Hourly $22.82 $26.02 $33.43 $39.93 $47.73
          Yearly $47,460 $54,120 $69,540 $83,050 $99,270
          California Hourly $17.97 $22.27 $31.01 $38.96 $48.98
          Yearly $37,380 $46,320 $64,500 $81,040 $101,870
          Puerto Rico Hourly $11.41 $12.78 $14.81 $23.00 $32.97
          Yearly $23,730 $26,580 $30,800 $47,840 $68,580
          Indiana Hourly $14.87 $18.80 $25.09 $31.25 $39.63
          Yearly $30,930 $39,110 $52,190 $64,990 $82,430
          Maryland Hourly $18.42 $21.65 $29.61 $37.78 $48.23
          Yearly $38,310 $45,030 $61,590 $78,590 $100,330
          Virgin Islands Hourly $17.92 $22.50 $30.75 $37.50 $49.69
          Yearly $37,270 $46,800 $63,960 $78,000 $103,350
          Oregon Hourly $22.07 $25.80 $30.58 $37.22 $45.76
          Yearly $45,910 $53,660 $63,600 $77,420 $95,180
          Tennessee Hourly $21.83 $27.63 $33.56 $39.37 $47.53
          Yearly $45,410 $57,470 $69,810 $81,900 $98,860
          Washington Hourly $24.00 $28.20 $36.54 $39.20 $46.15
          Yearly $49,920 $58,650 $76,010 $81,540 $95,990
          Nevada Hourly $17.51 $24.00 $29.99 $37.81 $48.55
          Yearly $36,410 $49,920 $62,380 $78,650 $100,980
          Oklahoma Hourly $13.90 $18.19 $28.14 $32.48 $37.24
          Yearly $28,920 $37,840 $58,540 $67,560 $77,450
          Pennsylvania Hourly $18.77 $23.69 $30.70 $39.32 $46.07
          Yearly $39,040 $49,280 $63,860 $81,790 $95,830
          Kansas Hourly $17.57 $21.15 $28.07 $36.06 $43.26
          Yearly $36,540 $43,990 $58,390 $74,990 $89,990
          Vermont Hourly $23.53 $27.29 $31.46 $37.19 $39.92
          Yearly $48,950 $56,770 $65,440 $77,360 $83,040
          Hawaii Hourly $23.54 $26.22 $37.19 $47.42 $56.73
          Yearly $48,970 $54,530 $77,360 $98,640 $118,000
          Utah Hourly $13.43 $20.07 $28.39 $36.46 $38.18
          Yearly $27,940 $41,750 $59,060 $75,830 $79,420
          Mississippi Hourly $14.85 $17.87 $26.37 $36.71 $40.31
          Yearly $30,900 $37,180 $54,850 $76,350 $83,850
          South Dakota Hourly $18.01 $19.06 $23.30 $24.94 $27.80
          Yearly $37,450 $39,650 $48,470 $51,870 $57,820
          Colorado Hourly $22.28 $27.99 $31.44 $38.18 $44.84
          Yearly $46,330 $58,220 $65,400 $79,420 $93,270
          Missouri Hourly $19.06 $23.82 $31.00 $36.79 $43.99
          Yearly $39,650 $49,550 $64,480 $76,520 $91,500
          Louisiana Hourly $15.54 $19.06 $21.91 $28.38 $41.71
          Yearly $32,320 $39,650 $45,570 $59,020 $86,750
          Ohio Hourly $18.45 $22.00 $25.96 $35.64 $43.25
          Yearly $38,370 $45,760 $53,990 $74,130 $89,960
          South Carolina Hourly $22.90 $28.90 $34.55 $38.01 $42.73
          Yearly $47,640 $60,120 $71,860 $79,050 $88,880
          Rhode Island Hourly $27.25 $34.44 $38.43 $46.24 $61.10
          Yearly $56,680 $71,630 $79,930 $96,180 $127,080
          Michigan Hourly $20.28 $23.54 $28.88 $35.62 $39.42
          Yearly $42,170 $48,970 $60,070 $74,090 $82,000
          Wisconsin Hourly $20.19 $23.65 $29.47 $35.62 $42.10
          Yearly $41,990 $49,200 $61,300 $74,080 $87,570
          Florida Hourly $15.35 $21.00 $28.00 $36.46 $44.38
          Yearly $31,920 $43,680 $58,240 $75,840 $92,300
          District of Columbia Hourly $27.20 $30.55 $36.74 $39.11 $50.32
          Yearly $56,570 $63,550 $76,420 $81,360 $104,660
          Illinois Hourly $19.39 $24.04 $28.29 $35.39 $42.51
          Yearly $40,330 $50,000 $58,830 $73,620 $88,420
          West Virginia Hourly $19.48 $23.07 $29.38 $39.65 $42.64
          Yearly $40,520 $47,990 $61,100 $82,480 $88,690
          North Dakota Hourly $23.19 $23.53 $35.93 $37.84 $40.96
          Yearly $48,240 $48,940 $74,740 $78,700 $85,190
          Kentucky Hourly $15.17 $17.71 $23.11 $32.10 $42.50
          Yearly $31,550 $36,850 $48,070 $66,770 $88,410
          Arizona Hourly $16.33 $18.50 $28.79 $36.05 $45.79
          Yearly $33,970 $38,480 $59,890 $74,990 $95,240
          Alabama Hourly $19.20 $24.47 $30.00 $35.64 $41.34
          Yearly $39,940 $50,900 $62,400 $74,130 $85,990
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          Northern Mariana Islands Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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