Chef salaries in Chicago.
What Chef roles in Chicago pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
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$117,500
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$99k – $150.2k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
50%
16 of 32 roles
Live roles
32
open right now
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying live roles
VP of Engineering
Director, Employment Counsel
Senior Account Executive, Healthcare — Medicaid
Senior Account Manager, Factor Healthcare Partners
DevOps Engineer
Senior Manager, Product Operations
[US-HQ] Retail Product Development Manager
Product Manager
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
HelloFresh
|
$129,425 | 7 |
|
Home Chef
|
$107,500 | 5 |
|
CookUnity
|
$134,250 | 2 |
|
Inspire11
|
$138,500 | 1 |
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How much do Chef roles in Chicago pay?
The median salary for Chef roles in Chicago is $117,500 per year. Most pay falls between $98,973 (25th percentile) and $150,179 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $90,225 to $208,040.
These figures are computed live from 32 active Chef roles in Chicago on JobsRadar, of which 16 (50%) 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 in Chicago include Home Chef, HelloFresh, CookUnity and Inspire11.
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.