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].
| Percentile Bracket | Average 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.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chefs and head cooks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-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 | - | - |
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.