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Chef Salary — Top Paying Cities

Ranked salary data for Chef across 37 US cities, based on 5,728 active job listings. National average: $47,141/yr.

$47,141
National Avg / yr
$55,035
Highest City (Indianapolis)
$46,342
Lowest City (Fort Worth)
5,728
Active Listings

Chef Salary — Top 20 Cities

Sorted by average annual salary · Based on live Adzuna listings

By State — Average Chef Salary

IN $53,646/yr LA $49,192/yr FL $47,801/yr IA $47,237/yr AZ $47,237/yr NY $47,237/yr IL $47,237/yr AR $47,237/yr NC $47,237/yr NM $47,237/yr VA $47,237/yr NV $46,553/yr PA $46,342/yr TN $46,342/yr KS $46,342/yr

All Cities — Ranked by Chef Salary

# City Avg Salary Range Listings
1 Indianapolis, IN $55,035 $20,000 – $150,000 163
2 Jacksonville, FL $54,015 $20,000 – $150,000 119
3 Baton Rouge, LA $53,841 $20,000 – $140,000 111
4 Des Moines, IA $47,237 $20,000 – $140,000 65
5 Scottsdale, AZ $47,237 $20,000 – $140,000 253
6 Yonkers, NY $47,237 $20,000 – $140,000 242
7 New Orleans, LA $47,237 $20,000 – $140,000 264
8 Chicago, IL $47,237 $20,000 – $140,000 443
9 Little Rock, AR $47,237 $20,000 – $140,000 75
10 Durham, NC $47,237 $20,000 – $140,000 55
11 Henderson, NV $47,237 $20,000 – $140,000 69
12 Santa Fe, NM $47,237 $20,000 – $140,000 10
13 Tallahassee, FL $47,237 $20,000 – $140,000 57
14 Chesapeake, VA $47,237 $20,000 – $140,000 49
15 Pittsburgh, PA $46,342 $20,000 – $140,000 217
16 Philadelphia, PA $46,342 $20,000 – $140,000 416
17 South Bend, IN $46,342 $20,000 – $140,000 31
18 Nashville, TN $46,342 $20,000 – $140,000 284
19 Wichita, KS $46,342 $20,000 – $140,000 51
20 Sioux Falls, SD $46,342 $20,000 – $140,000 41
21 Riverside, CA $46,342 $20,000 – $140,000 38
22 Oklahoma City, OK $46,342 $20,000 – $140,000 73
23 Las Vegas, NV $46,342 $20,000 – $140,000 224
24 Madison, WI $46,342 $20,000 – $140,000 74
25 Honolulu, HI $46,342 $20,000 – $140,000 178
26 Minneapolis, MN $46,342 $20,000 – $140,000 225
27 Denver, CO $46,342 $20,000 – $140,000 402
28 Miami, FL $46,342 $20,000 – $140,000 485
29 Garland, TX $46,342 $20,000 – $140,000 99
30 Salt Lake City, UT $46,342 $20,000 – $140,000 105
31 Baltimore, MD $46,342 $20,000 – $140,000 232
32 Irvine, CA $46,342 $20,000 – $140,000 168
33 Cincinnati, OH $46,342 $20,000 – $140,000 154
34 Grand Rapids, MI $46,342 $20,000 – $140,000 61
35 Sterling Heights, MI $46,342 $20,000 – $140,000 59
36 Tacoma, WA $46,342 $20,000 – $140,000 37
37 Fort Worth, TX $46,342 $20,000 – $140,000 99

Data sourced from Adzuna job listings. Updated daily. All cities for Chef →