How does Chefs and Head Cooks pay in Tennessee compare to the national average?

Tennessee Chefs and Head Cooks salaries are 2% below the US national median of $60,990 per year.

What is the salary range for a Chefs and Head Cooks in Tennessee?

Chefs and Head Cooks salaries in Tennessee range from $40,810 (10th percentile) to $87,010 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Chefs and Head Cooks Salary in Tennessee

SOC 35-1011 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Chefs and Head Cooks in Tennessee is $59,470 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $28.59 per hour. This is 2% below the national median of $60,990. 2,720 people work as Chefs and Head Cooks in Tennessee. Wages have grown 104% since 2014, when the median was $29,200.

Median Annual Salary

$59,470

Mean Annual

$62,210

Median Hourly

$28.59

Total Employed

2,720

Location Quotient

0.70

Less common here

Salary Distribution

$41k

10th

$49k

25th

$59k

Median

$73k

75th

$87k

90th

How This Compares

Tennessee

$59,470

this metro

United States

$60,990

you earn -2% vs US

Salary Trend

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Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$59,470	$62,210	2,720
2023	$55,650	$59,540	2,150
2022	$57,410	$57,420	2,060
2021	$50,400	$53,870	2,740
2020	$41,580	$47,610	1,270
2019	$46,640	$48,830	1,590
2018	$45,890	$47,750	1,960
2017	$39,910	$41,180	2,600
2016	$28,720	$34,300	3,420
2015	$24,540	$31,120	3,120
2014	$29,200	$34,180	2,520

Related Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations Jobs in Tennessee

Other occupations in the same group, sorted by salary.

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$37,960
Cooks, Restaurant	$35,810
Cooks, All Other	$35,350
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$31,910
Dishwashers	$29,570
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$29,310

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