Side-by-side distribution
Chef
$57,548
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 26.1%
- Live roles
- 2,098
Event Planner
$75,050
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 26.4%
- Live roles
- 614
Highest-paying jobs
Chef d’équipe, partenaires stratégiques – soins de santé, vaccins/covid // Strategic Healthcare Partner Team Lead , Vaccines/COVID
Directeur/Directrice en chef bilingue, Expérience client et conseiller/Director Wealth Advisor and Client Experience Bilingual
Chef principal des essais cliniques, IQVIA Biotech/Senior Clinical Trial Manager, IQVIA Biotech
Chef de projet principal - BTM I&C / Senior Project Manager - BTM I&C
Executive Chef - EC
Senior Manager, Retail Pharmacy & Distribution Partnerships // Premier·ère chef – Partenariats, pharmacies de détail et distributeurs
Premier·ère chef – Partenariats, pharmacies de détail et distributeurs (Québec) // Senior Manager, Retail Pharmacy & Distribution Partnerships (Quebec)
Chef de Produit Principal – Agentic IA / Senior Product Manager – Agentic AI (Remote)
Executive Sous Chef
Executive Chef
Highest-paying jobs
Engineering Manager - Consumer Product (Event)
Marketing - Senior Manager/Manager, Event Production, Events & Experiences
Principal Event Marketing Manager, Data + AI World Tour
Event Planner, VP - Corporate Affairs
Senior Event Planner, Global Events & Activations
Sr. Event Marketing Manager, Field Programming
Event Senior Manager- Qualified
Sr. Product Marketing Manager - Event Content
Sr. Event Marketing Manager
Senior Event Sponsorship Program Manager
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
DIG INN Chefs-In-Training
|
$36,400 | 67 |
Bupa
|
$41,767 | 37 |
JOEY Restaurants
|
$56,500 | 33 |
|
Four Seasons
|
$84,000 | 31 |
Pyramid Global Hospitality
|
$80,000 | 30 |
Soho House & Co.
|
$48,195 | 28 |
Mammoth Mountain
|
$61,100 | 20 |
NEXDINE Hospitality
|
$66,250 | 16 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Dave & Buster's
|
$32,266 | 8 |
ASM Global
|
$62,500 | 7 |
Fogo de Chão
|
$54,080 | 5 |
Michaels
|
$34,112 | 5 |
First Global Management Services, Inc.
|
$83,967 | 4 |
|
Databricks
|
$187,625 | 3 |
| AG Arcis Golf | $103,892 | 3 |
| L( LA28 (Web) | $101,500 | 3 |
Event Planner salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $131,250 | 12 |
| New York | $128,750 | 22 |
| London | $109,475 | 3 |
| Los Angeles | $103,250 | 8 |
| Toronto | $81,500 | 3 |
| Chicago | $80,500 | 4 |
| Boston | $72,500 | 3 |
Chef vs Event Planner: which pays more?
The median for Chef is $57,548 per year (typically $43,269–$78,576), versus $75,050 for Event Planner ($53,560–$114,150). That puts Event Planner about 30% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Chef and Event Planner are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.