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Chefs and Head Cooks Salary in Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida

The annual salary statistics of chefs and head cooks in Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of chefs and head cooks in Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall 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-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$31,330
25th Percentile Wage
$40,890
50th Percentile Wage
$51,800
75th Percentile Wage
$68,000
90th Percentile Wage
$79,440

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chefs and head cooks in Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $79,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,800. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,330.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chefs and head cooks from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$51,800
-1.81% 0.17%
2016
$52,740
0.74% -
2015
$52,350
-4.30% -
2014
$54,600
3.46% -
2013
$52,710
1.90% -
2012
$51,710
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $51,800 in Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall 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-Miami Beach-Kendall is 17.4 percent (17.4%) lower than that in the highest paying The Villages and 24.0 percent (24.0%) 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