The annual salary statistics of chefs and head cooks in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of chefs and head cooks in Buffalo-Niagara Falls 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 | $36,420 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,600 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,240 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $70,810 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $89,410 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chefs and head cooks in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $89,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,420.
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 | $62,240 | 18.86% | 31.83% |
| 2021 | $50,500 | -14.73% | - |
| 2020 | $57,940 | 3.95% | - |
| 2019 | $55,650 | 10.71% | - |
| 2018 | $49,690 | 19.36% | - |
| 2017 | $40,070 | 9.71% | - |
| 2016 | $36,180 | 13.93% | - |
| 2015 | $31,140 | -33.49% | - |
| 2014 | $41,570 | -0.26% | - |
| 2013 | $41,680 | -1.80% | - |
| 2012 | $42,430 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $62,240 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for chefs and head cooks in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of chefs and head cooks in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 16.7 percent (16.7%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 30.3 percent (30.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central New York nonmetropolitan area.