Kitchen Chef
Kitchen Chef Job Description
Chefs and Head Cooks Direct the preparation, seasoning, and cooking of salads, soups, fish, meats, vegetables, desserts, or other foods. May plan and price menu items, order supplies, and keep records and accounts. May participate in cooking.
Kitchen Chef Salary Statistics as of 2015
Average annual salary for a Kitchen Chef is $27270 based on statistics in the U.S. as of 2015. The highest salary recorded was $46529. The lowest salary reported was $18120. These figures will vary on a state to state basis as these are averages across all 50 states.
Median hourly wage for a Kitchen Chef is $13.56 based on statistics in the U.S. as of 2015. The highest hourly rate recorded was $23.14. The lowest hourly rate recorded was $9.01. These figures will vary on a state to state basis as these are averages across all 50 states.
Bonuses for a Kitchen Chef are based on the years of experience using statistics from the U.S. as of 2015. The average bonus recorded was $50 from people with 15+ years of experience. The average bonus recorded was $551 from people with under 1 year of experience.
These are the highest paying states for a Kitchen Chef. These numbers are based off the median annual salary as of 2015.
California – $20,067 – $71,247
Florida – $26,451 – $64,428
Georgia – $23,583 – $36,129
Michigan – $29,311 – $40,300
New Jersey – n/a
New York – $19,589 – $59,500
Pennsylvania – $38,494 – $50,495
These are the highest paying cities for a Kitchen Chef. These numbers are based off the median annual salary as of 2015.
Miami, Florida –
San Francisco, California –
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania –
New York, New York –
Nashville, Tennessee –
Atlanta, Georgia –
San Diego, California –
This chart outlines the average annual salary of a Kitchen Chef from the past 5 years. In 2015 the average annual salary was $27270 while in 2007 it was just $25289.72
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Based on our stats gathered across the U.S. 27% of Kitchen Chefs were females while 73% were males. These numbers are based on averages across all states combined. Some individual states may have a much different ratio however.
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