Chef salaries.

What Chef roles pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.

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Median salary

$45,607

per year · annualized USD

Typical range

$38.1k – $65.7k

25th–75th percentile

Disclosing pay

27.7%

201 of 726 roles

Live roles

726

open right now

Salary trend

median · annualized USD
Median over time ▼ -64.7%
$129,100 $45,607

Salary distribution

annualized USD · disclosed roles
$38.1k 25th
$45.6k Median
$65.7k 75th
$35.4k
$83k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $5.3k – $2,649.8k · outliers off-axis

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
DIG INN Chefs-In-Training $36,920 70
JOEY Restaurants $52,000 31
DIG INN Restaurant Teams $82,500 15
LOCAL Public Eatery $57,500 15
Soho House & Co. $72,500 5
Company Shop Group $38,706 5
Hind Management $63,211 4
Kimpton Seafire Resort & Spa | Hotel Indigo Grand Cayman $29,120 4

Chef salary by location

Location Median Roles
Chicago $140,000 3
Toronto $54,230 16
New York $40,560 47
Boston $40,560 16

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How much do Chef roles pay?

The median salary for Chef roles is $45,607 per year. Most pay falls between $38,103 (25th percentile) and $65,703 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $35,360 to $82,990.

These figures are computed live from 726 active Chef roles on JobsRadar, of which 201 (27.7%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.

Employers currently hiring well-paid Chef roles include Get Golfing CIO, Splendido, Banff Hospitality Collective and Soho House & Co..

Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.

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