National Salary Hub
Chefs and Head Cooks Salary by City
| City | Mean salary |
| Napa, CA | $83,750 |
| San Jose, CA | $80,150 |
| Albany, NY | $79,500 |
| Kingston, NY | $77,740 |
| Seattle, WA | $76,820 |
| Salinas, CA | $76,270 |
| Buffalo, NY | $75,600 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | $75,460 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | $74,890 |
| New York, NY | $74,840 |
| Naples, FL | $74,320 |
| San Francisco, CA | $73,910 |
| Rochester, NY | $72,420 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $71,510 |
| Morgantown, WV | $71,340 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $71,310 |
| Glens Falls, NY | $71,280 |
| Bremerton, WA | $71,230 |
| Wenatchee, WA | $70,890 |
| Trenton, NJ | $70,640 |
| Vineland, NJ | $70,560 |
| Syracuse, NY | $70,520 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $70,410 |
| Reading, PA | $70,150 |
| Santa Maria, CA | $69,830 |
| Portland, OR | $69,430 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $69,290 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $69,260 |
| Kennewick, WA | $69,230 |
| Olympia, WA | $69,090 |
| Vallejo, CA | $68,430 |
| Spokane, WA | $68,290 |
| Ithaca, NY | $68,230 |
| Austin, TX | $68,120 |
| Salisbury, MD | $67,820 |
| Bellingham, WA | $67,610 |
| Modesto, CA | $67,600 |
| Orlando, FL | $67,370 |
| Walla Walla, WA | $67,140 |
| Riverside, CA | $67,030 |
| Dallas, TX | $66,880 |
| Bend, OR | $66,550 |
| Medford, OR | $66,510 |
| Salem, OR | $66,240 |
| Allentown, PA | $66,010 |
| Elmira, NY | $65,960 |
| Longview, WA | $65,610 |
| Merced, CA | $65,520 |
| Richmond, VA | $65,130 |
| Binghamton, NY | $65,110 |
| Oxnard, CA | $65,020 |
| Yakima, WA | $64,960 |
| San Diego, CA | $64,780 |
| Sarasota, FL | $64,770 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $64,590 |
| Detroit, MI | $64,580 |
| Chicago, IL | $64,510 |
| Scranton, PA | $64,410 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $64,240 |
| Watertown, NY | $64,240 |
| Eugene, OR | $64,060 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $64,050 |
| Kalamazoo, MI | $64,040 |
| Baltimore, MD | $63,640 |
| Sacramento, CA | $63,500 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | $63,450 |
| Midland, MI | $63,400 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | $63,330 |
| Dover, DE | $63,050 |
| Fresno, CA | $62,980 |
| York, PA | $62,800 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | $62,350 |
| Utica, NY | $62,310 |
| Niles, MI | $62,300 |
| Corvallis, OR | $62,230 |
| Redding, CA | $62,130 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $62,060 |
| Blacksburg, VA | $62,000 |
| Lancaster, PA | $61,840 |
| Johnstown, PA | $61,810 |
| Harrisburg, PA | $61,760 |
| Hagerstown, MD | $61,280 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $61,250 |
| Tampa, FL | $61,170 |
| Lexington, KY | $61,090 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $61,000 |
| Wildwood, FL | $60,610 |
| Jackson, MI | $60,520 |
| Bakersfield, CA | $60,510 |
| Midland, TX | $60,410 |
| Lansing, MI | $60,350 |
| Stockton, CA | $60,320 |
| Miami, FL | $60,190 |
| State College, PA | $60,150 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $60,130 |
| Beaumont, TX | $60,090 |
| Fort Myers, FL | $60,010 |
| Roanoke, VA | $59,700 |
| Visalia, CA | $59,260 |
| Crestview, FL | $59,240 |
| Chambersburg, PA | $59,230 |
| Traverse City, MI | $59,220 |
| Sebastian, FL | $58,780 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $58,750 |
| Ocala, FL | $58,670 |
| Flint, MI | $58,240 |
| Lubbock, TX | $58,230 |
| Bloomington, IN | $57,780 |
| Muskegon, MI | $57,460 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $57,390 |
| Williamsport, PA | $57,380 |
| Bloomington, IL | $57,290 |
| Deltona, FL | $57,270 |
| Winchester, VA | $57,250 |
| Lebanon, PA | $57,240 |
| Chico, CA | $57,210 |
| South Bend, IN | $57,090 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $56,820 |
| Peoria, IL | $56,750 |
| Gettysburg, PA | $56,660 |
| Odessa, TX | $56,640 |
| Yuba City, CA | $56,590 |
| College Station, TX | $56,540 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | $56,380 |
| Wheeling, WV | $56,230 |
| Springfield, IL | $56,190 |
| San Antonio, TX | $56,170 |
| Palm Bay, FL | $55,960 |
| Lakeland, FL | $55,900 |
| Hanford, CA | $55,840 |
| Louisville, KY | $55,810 |
| Saginaw, MI | $55,770 |
| Huntington, WV | $55,540 |
| Erie, PA | $55,260 |
| Houston, TX | $54,810 |
| Bowling Green, KY | $54,770 |
| Killeen, TX | $53,770 |
| Panama City, FL | $53,770 |
| Altoona, PA | $53,740 |
| Rockford, IL | $53,670 |
| Texarkana, TX | $53,490 |
| Pensacola, FL | $53,430 |
| Indianapolis, IN | $53,360 |
| Champaign, IL | $53,240 |
| Tyler, TX | $52,950 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $52,920 |
| Bay City, MI | $52,720 |
| Sebring, FL | $52,690 |
| Gainesville, FL | $52,400 |
| Longview, TX | $52,050 |
| Owensboro, KY | $52,010 |
| Waco, TX | $51,750 |
| Kankakee, IL | $51,650 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $51,320 |
| Abilene, TX | $50,880 |
| Amarillo, TX | $50,810 |
| San Angelo, TX | $49,940 |
| Laredo, TX | $49,820 |
| Paducah, KY | $49,810 |
| Evansville, IN | $49,720 |
| Sherman, TX | $49,260 |
| El Paso, TX | $49,190 |
| Brownsville, TX | $49,040 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | $48,170 |
| Lafayette, IN | $46,030 |
| McAllen, TX | $45,900 |
| Muncie, IN | $42,840 |