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Chefs and Head Cooks Salary in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine

The annual salary statistics of chefs and head cooks in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of chefs and head cooks in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford 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 Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$37,240
25th Percentile Wage	$45,620
50th Percentile Wage	$57,280
75th Percentile Wage	$68,430
90th Percentile Wage	$72,740

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chefs and head cooks in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $72,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,240.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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	$57,280	9.55%	20.58%
2021	$51,810	3.73%	-
2020	$49,880	-1.20%	-
2019	$50,480	-7.33%	-
2018	$54,180	2.75%	-
2017	$52,690	18.41%	-
2016	$42,990	13.49%	-
2015	$37,190	-8.01%	-
2014	$40,170	-16.13%	-
2013	$46,650	2.49%	-
2012	$45,490	-	-

Table 2. Compare Chefs and Head Cooks Salary in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford with Other Maine Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $57,280, Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is the second highest paying city for chefs and head cooks in state of Maine, following the highest paying city Lewiston-Auburn (median annual salary of $57,910). Compared with Lewiston-Auburn, the median annual salary of chefs and head cooks in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is 1.1 percent (1.1%) lower.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Lewiston-Auburn	$57,910
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford	$57,280
Bangor	$55,190
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	$54,990
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$52,820