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Chefs and Head Cooks Salary in Reading, PA

SOC 35-1011 · Metropolitan Area · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Chefs and Head Cooks in Reading, PA is $59,680 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $28.69 per hour. This is 2% below the national median of $60,990. 160 people work as Chefs and Head Cooks in Reading, PA. Wages have grown 40% since 2014, when the median was $42,730.

Median Annual Salary

$59,680

Mean Annual

$62,660

Median Hourly

$28.69

Total Employed

160

Location Quotient

0.80

Average concentration

Salary Distribution

$40k
10th
$49k
25th
$60k
Median
$75k
75th
$88k
90th

How This Compares

Reading, PA

$59,680

this metro

Pennsylvania

$59,630

you earn +0% vs state

United States

$60,990

you earn -2% vs US

Salary Trend

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Year Median Annual
2024 $59,680
2023 $55,110
2022 $56,030
2021 $54,540
2020 $62,740
2019 $67,750
2018 $57,110
2017 $48,300
2016 $45,190
2015 $44,850
2014 $42,730

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