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Chefs and Head Cooks Salary by State
Median annual wage from the latest BLS Occupational Employment Statistics release. Hover any state for the cost-of-living adjusted figure. Click to open the full state breakdown.
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Chefs and Head Cooks — median wage by state
- Hawaii: $81,200
- Rhode Island: $79,160
- North Dakota: $76,630
- District of Columbia: $74,000
- Massachusetts: $71,330
- Washington: $69,800
- New Jersey: $69,660
- California: $66,780
- Delaware: $65,290
- Wyoming: $64,790
- New York: $64,300
- Colorado: $63,990
- Vermont: $63,270
- Alabama: $62,670
- Connecticut: $62,540
- Maryland: $61,990
- Arizona: $61,950
- Illinois: $61,450
- South Carolina: $61,290
- West Virginia: $60,790
- Oregon: $60,270
- Wisconsin: $60,170
- North Carolina: $59,810
- Virginia: $59,780
- Pennsylvania: $59,630
- Florida: $59,580
- Tennessee: $59,470
- Minnesota: $59,430
- Missouri: $59,220
- Nevada: $58,590
- Michigan: $58,430
- New Hampshire: $58,400
- Nebraska: $58,390
- Kansas: $58,290
- Alaska: $57,610
- Indiana: $57,140
- Ohio: $56,700
- Maine: $55,860
- Montana: $55,650
- New Mexico: $55,170
- Oklahoma: $53,310
- Georgia: $51,630
- Texas: $51,050
- Idaho: $50,010
- Arkansas: $49,060
- South Dakota: $46,510
- Mississippi: $44,990
- Utah: $44,490
- Kentucky: $44,220
- Iowa: $43,690
- Louisiana: $38,340
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- Hawaii$81,200
- Rhode Island$79,160
- North Dakota$76,630
- District of Columbia$74,000
- Massachusetts$71,330
- Washington$69,800
- New Jersey$69,660
- California$66,780
- Delaware$65,290
- Wyoming$64,790
- New York$64,300
- Colorado$63,990
- Vermont$63,270
- Alabama$62,670
- Connecticut$62,540
- Maryland$61,990
- Arizona$61,950
- Illinois$61,450
- South Carolina$61,290
- West Virginia$60,790
- Oregon$60,270
- Wisconsin$60,170
- North Carolina$59,810
- Virginia$59,780
- Pennsylvania$59,630
- Florida$59,580
- Tennessee$59,470
- Minnesota$59,430
- Missouri$59,220
- Nevada$58,590
- Michigan$58,430
- New Hampshire$58,400
- Nebraska$58,390
- Kansas$58,290
- Alaska$57,610
- Indiana$57,140
- Ohio$56,700
- Maine$55,860
- Montana$55,650
- New Mexico$55,170
- Oklahoma$53,310
- Georgia$51,630
- Texas$51,050
- Idaho$50,010
- Arkansas$49,060
- South Dakota$46,510
- Mississippi$44,990
- Utah$44,490
- Kentucky$44,220
- Iowa$43,690
- Louisiana$38,340