The annual salary statistics of chefs and head cooks in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of chefs and head cooks in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 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 | $36,280 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $52,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $74,720 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $90,190 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $111,090 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chefs and head cooks in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $111,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $74,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,280.
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 | $74,720 | 16.74% | 19.85% |
| 2021 | $62,210 | 5.61% | - |
| 2020 | $58,720 | 0.90% | - |
| 2019 | $58,190 | 4.66% | - |
| 2018 | $55,480 | 16.47% | - |
| 2017 | $46,340 | 0.15% | - |
| 2016 | $46,270 | -5.04% | - |
| 2015 | $48,600 | -8.29% | - |
| 2014 | $52,630 | -8.15% | - |
| 2013 | $56,920 | -5.22% | - |
| 2012 | $59,890 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $74,720, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is the highest paying city for chefs and head cooks in state of New York, followed by Ithaca (median annual salary $68,320). In comparison, the median annual salary of chefs and head cooks in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is 8.6 percent (8.6%) higher than that in Ithaca.