The annual salary statistics of chefs and head cooks in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage information of chefs and head cooks in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $34,010 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,480 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $61,520 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $74,180 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $82,900 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chefs and head cooks in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $82,900. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,010.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chefs and head cooks from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $61,520 | 7.79% | 8.52% |
| 2016 | $56,730 | 2.04% | - |
| 2015 | $55,570 | 5.45% | - |
| 2014 | $52,540 | -2.34% | - |
| 2013 | $53,770 | -4.67% | - |
| 2012 | $56,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $61,520 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for chefs and head cooks in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of chefs and head cooks in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 24.1 percent (24.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area and 25.6 percent (25.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area | |
| Barnstable Town | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner | |
| New Bedford | |
| Worcester | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Peabody | |
| Springfield | |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| Southwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Framingham | |
| Pittsfield | |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham | |
| Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area |