The annual salary statistics of chefs and head cooks in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire is shown in Table 1. The wage data of chefs and head cooks in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford 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 | $35,040 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,050 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $53,340 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,390 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $72,210 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chefs and head cooks in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $72,210. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $53,340. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,040.
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 | $53,340 | 23.47% | -1.29% |
| 2016 | $40,820 | 0.05% | - |
| 2015 | $40,800 | -36.91% | - |
| 2014 | $55,860 | 2.35% | - |
| 2013 | $54,550 | 0.95% | - |
| 2012 | $54,030 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $53,340 in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford is in the middle of salary range for chefs and head cooks in state of New Hampshire. In comparison, the annual salary of chefs and head cooks in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford is 13.1 percent (13.1%) lower than that in the highest paying West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area and 36.0 percent (36.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area.