Chefs and head cooks oversee the daily food preparation at restaurants and similar establishments. In the United States, 10 percent of chefs and head cooks earned less than 16.23 U.S. dollars per hour as of May 2022. Comparatively, the median salary of chefs and head cooks was 27.17 U.S. dollars during the same period.
Hourly wage estimates of chefs and head cooks in the United States from 2018 to 2022, by percentile distribution (in U.S. dollars)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (April 25, 2023). Hourly wage estimates of chefs and head cooks in the United States from 2018 to 2022, by percentile distribution (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/198484/percentile-wage-estimates-of-chefs-and-head-cooks/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Hourly wage estimates of chefs and head cooks in the United States from 2018 to 2022, by percentile distribution (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. April 25, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/198484/percentile-wage-estimates-of-chefs-and-head-cooks/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023). Hourly wage estimates of chefs and head cooks in the United States from 2018 to 2022, by percentile distribution (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/198484/percentile-wage-estimates-of-chefs-and-head-cooks/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Hourly Wage Estimates of Chefs and Head Cooks in The United States from 2018 to 2022, by Percentile Distribution (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/198484/percentile-wage-estimates-of-chefs-and-head-cooks/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Hourly wage estimates of chefs and head cooks in the United States from 2018 to 2022, by percentile distribution (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/198484/percentile-wage-estimates-of-chefs-and-head-cooks/ (last visited April 28, 2024)
Hourly wage estimates of chefs and head cooks in the United States from 2018 to 2022, by percentile distribution (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, April 25, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/198484/percentile-wage-estimates-of-chefs-and-head-cooks/