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Chefs and Head Cooks Salary in Syracuse, New York

The annual salary statistics of chefs and head cooks in Syracuse, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of chefs and head cooks in Syracuse 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 Syracuse, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$42,860
25th Percentile Wage
$49,290
50th Percentile Wage
$64,020
75th Percentile Wage
$73,900
90th Percentile Wage
$96,130

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chefs and head cooks in Syracuse, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $96,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,860.

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.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$64,020
21.84% 37.83%
2021
$50,040
13.73% -
2020
$43,170
-2.43% -
2019
$44,220
5.88% -
2018
$41,620
-11.63% -
2017
$46,460
17.76% -
2016
$38,210
-3.66% -
2015
$39,610
0.13% -
2014
$39,560
-16.10% -
2013
$45,930
13.35% -
2012
$39,800
- -

Table 2. Compare Chefs and Head Cooks Salary in Syracuse with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $64,020 in Syracuse 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 Syracuse is 14.3 percent (14.3%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 32.2 percent (32.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central New York nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$74,720
Ithaca
$68,320
Nassau-Suffolk
$65,410
Syracuse
$64,020
Rochester
$62,850
Watertown-Fort Drum
$62,840
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$62,820
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$62,240
Binghamton
$62,150
Glens Falls
$61,020
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$60,430
Utica-Rome
$59,780
Elmira
$59,290
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$59,280
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$58,840
Kingston
$57,750
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$53,440
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$52,220
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$45,100
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$43,390

See also: Top paying jobs in Syracuse, New York.