The annual salary statistics of chefs and head cooks in Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage information of chefs and head cooks in Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton 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 | $37,250 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,480 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,040 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $76,090 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $92,490 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chefs and head cooks in Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $92,490. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,040. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,250.
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 | $58,040 | 17.28% | 8.92% |
| 2016 | $48,010 | 8.14% | - |
| 2015 | $44,100 | -7.32% | - |
| 2014 | $47,330 | -5.22% | - |
| 2013 | $49,800 | -6.14% | - |
| 2012 | $52,860 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $58,040 in Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton 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 Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton is 28.4 percent (28.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area and 21.1 percent (21.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.