Chefs and Head CooksExplore wages by location.
Find a retained state, metro or nonmetro wage reference. Each page shows the May 2025 source occupation group, geography and published annual or hourly values.
State filtering uses the source’s explicit state labels. Some metro areas have no state label; search by place name with “Every state label” selected to find them.
Find your next place to explore.
505 available markets · Page 3 of 9
Columbus, GA-ALMetro wage referenceColumbus, OHMetro wage referenceCorpus Christi, TXMetro wage referenceCorvallis, ORMetro wage referenceCrestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FLMetro wage referenceDallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro wage referenceDalton, GAMetro wage referenceDaphne-Fairhope-Foley, ALMetro wage referenceDavenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-ILMetro wage referenceDayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OHMetro wage referenceDeltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FLMetro wage referenceDenver-Aurora-Centennial, COMetro wage referenceDes Moines-West Des Moines, IAMetro wage referenceDetroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro wage referenceDover, DEMetro wage referenceDubuque, IAMetro wage referenceDuluth, MN-WIMetro wage referenceDurham-Chapel Hill, NCMetro wage referenceEau Claire, WIMetro wage referenceEl Paso, TXMetro wage referenceElmira, NYMetro wage referenceErie, PAMetro wage referenceEugene-Springfield, ORMetro wage referenceEvansville, INMetro wage referenceFairbanks-College, AKMetro wage referenceFargo, ND-MNMetro wage referenceFayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, ARMetro wage referenceFayetteville, NCMetro wage referenceFlagstaff, AZMetro wage referenceFlint, MIMetro wage referenceFlorence, SCMetro wage referenceFort Collins-Loveland, COMetro wage referenceFort Wayne, INMetro wage referenceFresno, CAMetro wage referenceGainesville, FLMetro wage referenceGainesville, GAMetro wage referenceGettysburg, PAMetro wage referenceGlens Falls, NYMetro wage referenceGrand Junction, COMetro wage referenceGrand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MIMetro wage referenceGreeley, COMetro wage referenceGreen Bay, WIMetro wage referenceGreensboro-High Point, NCMetro wage referenceGreenville-Anderson-Greer, SCMetro wage referenceGreenville, NCMetro wage referenceGulfport-Biloxi, MSMetro wage referenceHagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WVMetro wage referenceHammond, LAMetro wage referenceHanford-Corcoran, CAMetro wage referenceHarrisburg-Carlisle, PAMetro wage referenceHarrisonburg, VAMetro wage referenceHartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CTMetro wage referenceHattiesburg, MSMetro wage referenceHelena, MTMetro wage referenceHickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NCMetro wage referenceHilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SCMetro wage referenceHomosassa Springs, FLMetro wage referenceHot Springs, ARMetro wage referenceHouma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LAMetro wage referenceHouston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXMetro wage reference
A location changes the view, not the occupation definition.
A detailed career can share wage figures with a broader source occupation group. Available markets reflect retained source coverage; they do not establish exact-title pay or complete coverage of all US locations.
Read the source wage scope