The annual salary statistics of chefs and head cooks in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of chefs and head cooks in Louisville-Jefferson County 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 | $32,170 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $41,620 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $54,360 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $66,310 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $76,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chefs and head cooks in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $76,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $54,360. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,170.
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 | $54,360 | 13.08% | 31.88% |
| 2021 | $47,250 | -8.93% | - |
| 2020 | $51,470 | 3.19% | - |
| 2019 | $49,830 | 0.58% | - |
| 2018 | $49,540 | 9.14% | - |
| 2017 | $45,010 | 6.35% | - |
| 2016 | $42,150 | 9.94% | - |
| 2015 | $37,960 | 0.40% | - |
| 2014 | $37,810 | 3.46% | - |
| 2013 | $36,500 | -1.45% | - |
| 2012 | $37,030 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $54,360, Louisville-Jefferson County is the second highest paying city for chefs and head cooks in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Owensboro (median annual salary of $55,900). Compared with Owensboro, the median annual salary of chefs and head cooks in Louisville-Jefferson County is 2.8 percent (2.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Owensboro | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Bowling Green | |
| Evansville | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |