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Chefs and Head Cooks Salary in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of chefs and head cooks in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of chefs and head cooks in Gettysburg 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 Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$37,630
25th Percentile Wage
$43,960
50th Percentile Wage
$50,720
75th Percentile Wage
$59,990
90th Percentile Wage
$79,880

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chefs and head cooks in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $79,880. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,630.

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
$50,720
5.68% 37.70%
2021
$47,840
33.95% -
2016
$31,600
2.50% -
2015
$30,810
-2.56% -
2012
$31,600
- -

Table 2. Compare Chefs and Head Cooks Salary in Gettysburg with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $50,720 in Gettysburg is in the middle of salary range for chefs and head cooks in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of chefs and head cooks in Gettysburg is 26.7 percent (26.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area and 26.1 percent (26.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lebanon.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$69,180
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$64,170
Newark-Union
$61,090
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$60,730
East Stroudsburg
$59,140
Philadelphia
$58,360
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$57,110
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$56,720
Reading
$56,030
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$53,890
Williamsport
$53,630
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$52,770
Lancaster
$52,420
Johnstown
$51,500
Pittsburgh
$51,060
York-Hanover
$50,870
Gettysburg
$50,720
State College
$50,660
Erie
$49,750
Altoona
$46,880
Chambersburg-Waynesboro
$46,190
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$45,650
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$43,000
Lebanon
$37,460

See also: Top paying jobs in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.