Salary data by role
Chef salary data
Median advertised pay of $37,000 per year across 125,209 Chef job posts that disclosed a salary in the last 12 months.
$32,000
25th percentile
$37,000
Median
$45,000
75th percentile
125,209
Job posts with salary
In short
- What is the median Chef salary?
- $37,000 per year (USD), the median advertised pay across 125,209 Chef job posts with disclosed salaries in the last 12 months.
- What is the Chef salary range?
- The middle half of advertised Chef salaries ranges from $32,000 (25th percentile) to $45,000 (75th percentile) per year.
- How does Chef pay change with seniority?
- Median advertised pay by experience level: Entry-level / Junior $35,000, Mid-level / Intermediate $36,000, Senior-level / Expert $38,500, Executive-level / Director $82,500.
- Which country pays Chef roles the most?
- Among countries with enough data, Australia has the highest median at $53,600 per year (1,289 job posts).
- Where does this salary data come from?
- From salary ranges stated in job posts by active companies, annualized and converted to USD at the rate of the publish date. Estimates are excluded.
By seniority
| Experience level | Job posts | 25th pct. | Median | 75th pct. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry-level / Junior | 35,456 | $30,200 | $35,000 | $40,500 |
| Mid-level / Intermediate | 41,296 | $32,000 | $36,000 | $44,000 |
| Senior-level / Expert | 15,128 | $34,000 | $38,500 | $47,000 |
| Executive-level / Director | 5,347 | $70,000 | $82,500 | $95,000 |
By country
| Country | Job posts | 25th pct. | Median | 75th pct. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 90,733 | $33,000 | $37,500 | $45,000 |
| United Kingdom | 15,602 | $35,000 | $38,100 | $45,300 |
| Canada | 6,815 | $25,100 | $28,800 | $35,000 |
| France | 5,925 | $27,700 | $30,100 | $34,200 |
| The Netherlands | 1,881 | $41,100 | $48,300 | $80,600 |
| Australia | 1,289 | $45,900 | $53,600 | $60,300 |
| Austria | 1,075 | $28,200 | $28,600 | $31,000 |
| Ireland | 386 | $34,400 | $36,700 | $40,700 |
| Germany | 327 | $16,600 | $31,200 | $41,800 |
| Italy | 250 | $26,400 | $28,900 | $33,500 |
How these numbers are calculated
- Only job posts that state a salary are counted - no estimates. Each post counts once at the midpoint of its advertised range.
- Pay is annualized (full-time equivalent) and converted to USD at the exchange rate of the day the job was published.
- Posts from the last 12 months by active companies, with midpoints between $10,000 and $1,000,000. Breakdown rows need at least 20 posts.
- Advertised ranges are what employers publish, not what people end up earning.
Query Chef salaries via the API
Every job includes its advertised salary range and currency. With access pro+ you also get USD/EUR-indexed values, salary estimates where none is posted, and role filters like the one below.
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