How does Chefs and Head Cooks pay in Billings, MT compare to the national average?

Billings, MT Chefs and Head Cooks salaries are 7% below the US national median of $60,990 per year.

What is the salary range for a Chefs and Head Cooks in Billings, MT?

Chefs and Head Cooks salaries in Billings, MT range from $42,150 (10th percentile) to $78,630 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Chefs and Head Cooks Salary in Billings, MT

SOC 35-1011 · Metropolitan Area · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Chefs and Head Cooks in Billings, MT is $56,850 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $27.33 per hour. This is 7% below the national median of $60,990. 60 people work as Chefs and Head Cooks in Billings, MT. Wages have grown 42% since 2014, when the median was $39,930.

Median Annual Salary

$56,850

Mean Annual

$60,890

Median Hourly

$27.33

Total Employed

Location Quotient

0.50

Less common here

Salary Distribution

$42k

10th

$48k

25th

$57k

Median

$71k

75th

$79k

90th

How This Compares

Billings, MT

$56,850

this metro

Montana

$55,650

you earn +2% vs state

United States

$60,990

you earn -7% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$56,850	$60,890	60
2023	$48,460	$53,470	70
2022	$43,480	$49,610	50
2021	$40,730	$47,360	60
2020	$52,340	$55,140	40
2019	$53,150	$54,690	80
2018	$55,070	$55,200	60
2017	$50,310	$49,530	50
2016	$36,820	$38,840	70
2015	$39,690	$40,320	60
2014	$39,930	$39,040	—

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First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$42,560
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$37,320
Cooks, Restaurant	$36,510
Food Preparation Workers	$31,840
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	$31,800
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$29,690

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