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Chefs and Head Cooks Salary in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida

The annual salary statistics of chefs and head cooks in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of chefs and head cooks in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Chefs and Head Cooks in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$29,950
25th Percentile Wage
$37,410
50th Percentile Wage
$54,430
75th Percentile Wage
$76,100
90th Percentile Wage
$94,390

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chefs and head cooks in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $94,390. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $54,430. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,950.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chefs and head cooks from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$54,430
-10.77% 4.23%
2021
$60,290
16.44% -
2020
$50,380
-3.87% -
2019
$52,330
-0.59% -
2018
$52,640
-2.85% -
2017
$54,140
2.11% -
2016
$53,000
3.55% -
2015
$51,120
-3.72% -
2014
$53,020
0.51% -
2013
$52,750
1.18% -
2012
$52,130
- -

Table 2. Compare Chefs and Head Cooks Salary in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach with Other Florida Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $54,430 in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach is in the middle of salary range for chefs and head cooks in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of chefs and head cooks in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach is 13.2 percent (13.2%) lower than that in the highest paying The Villages and 27.7 percent (27.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Sebring.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
The Villages
$62,690
Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area
$61,570
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford
$60,350
Naples-Marco Island
$60,150
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota
$59,950
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin
$58,610
Sebastian-Vero Beach
$57,510
Cape Coral-Fort Myers
$57,200
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach
$57,020
North Florida nonmetropolitan area
$56,720
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach
$54,430
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach
$53,820
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall
$51,800
South Florida nonmetropolitan area
$51,730
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville
$50,530
Port St Lucie
$48,850
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater
$48,700
Punta Gorda
$47,870
Tallahassee
$47,500
Lakeland-Winter Haven
$47,250
Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area
$47,000
Gainesville
$46,880
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent
$45,870
Jacksonville
$45,660
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach
$45,250
Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach
$44,680
Ocala
$43,310
Homosassa Springs
$42,990
Sebring
$39,350

See also: Top paying jobs in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida.