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Chefs and Head Cooks Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Chefs and Head Cooks salaries across 51 states

$61,961
National Average (Median)
$79,930
Highest: Rhode Island
$45,570
Lowest: Louisiana

Chefs and Head Cooks Salary by State

Compare Chefs and Head Cooks salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

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AK AL AR AZ CA CO FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NM NV NY OH OK OR PA SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI WV WY VT NH MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC
$45,570
$79,930

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $62,400 AK $52,190 AZ $59,890 AR $46,170 CA $64,500 CO $65,400 CT $64,310 DE $61,440 DC $76,420 FL $58,240 GA $66,230 HI $77,360 ID $52,000 IL $58,830 IN $52,190 IA $47,990 KS $58,390 KY $48,070 LA $45,570 ME $57,010 MD $61,590 MA $69,540 MI $60,070 MN $62,600 MS $54,850 MO $64,480 MT $57,470 NE $60,510 NV $62,380 NH $63,400 NJ $74,280 NM $62,250 NY $70,670 NC $61,130 ND $74,740 OH $53,990 OK $58,540 OR $63,600 PA $63,860 RI $79,930 SC $71,860 SD $48,470 TN $69,810 TX $56,080 UT $59,060 VT $65,440 VA $63,270 WA $76,010 WV $61,100 WI $61,300 WY $73,170

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
Rhode Island
$79,930
#2
Hawaii
$77,360
#3
District of Columbia
$76,420
#4
Washington
$76,010
#5
North Dakota
$74,740

Chefs and Head Cooks Salary in All 51 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 Rhode Island $79,930 $84,860 740
2 Hawaii $77,360 $80,720 1,240
3 District of Columbia $76,420 $79,660 2,020
4 Washington $76,010 $74,670 5,320
5 North Dakota $74,740 $68,520 100
6 New Jersey $74,280 $72,930 9,100
7 Wyoming $73,170 $74,570 240
8 South Carolina $71,860 $70,780 2,650
9 New York $70,670 $74,840 17,430
10 Tennessee $69,810 $70,710 3,820
11 Massachusetts $69,540 $73,420 6,000
12 Georgia $66,230 $70,450 3,680
13 Vermont $65,440 $68,130 610
14 Colorado $65,400 $70,320 3,970
15 California $64,500 $69,130 31,670
16 Missouri $64,480 $66,640 1,750
17 Connecticut $64,310 $69,680 3,080
18 Pennsylvania $63,860 $67,890 9,170
19 Oregon $63,600 $67,510 2,510
20 New Hampshire $63,400 $66,530 1,170
21 Virginia $63,270 $65,320 3,600
22 Minnesota $62,600 $66,910 1,730
23 Alabama $62,400 $63,720 1,000
24 Nevada $62,380 $67,380 3,940
25 New Mexico $62,250 $67,080 770
26 Maryland $61,590 $65,930 3,220
27 Delaware $61,440 $66,590 590
28 Wisconsin $61,300 $64,210 1,860
29 North Carolina $61,130 $63,960 4,920
30 West Virginia $61,100 $64,600 350
31 Nebraska $60,510 $66,990 540
32 Michigan $60,070 $62,460 5,360
33 Arizona $59,890 $60,330 4,080
34 Utah $59,060 $58,880 1,740
35 Illinois $58,830 $62,810 8,290
36 Oklahoma $58,540 $57,190 1,430
37 Kansas $58,390 $60,930 860
38 Florida $58,240 $61,720 19,670
39 Montana $57,470 $61,580 720
40 Maine $57,010 $61,540 1,250
41 Texas $56,080 $59,350 13,270
42 Mississippi $54,850 $56,910 840
43 Ohio $53,990 $61,220 4,000
44 Alaska $52,190 $59,430 680
45 Indiana $52,190 $55,060 1,940
46 Idaho $52,000 $57,390 550
47 South Dakota $48,470 $47,900 300
48 Kentucky $48,070 $55,770 1,790
49 Iowa $47,990 $52,840 1,640
50 Arkansas $46,170 $53,820 880
51 Louisiana $45,570 $52,820 1,990

Chefs and Head Cooks Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Chefs and Head Cooks keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS

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