The annual salary statistics of chefs and head cooks in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of chefs and head cooks in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley 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 | $27,430 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,840 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,400 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $57,540 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $75,540 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chefs and head cooks in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $75,540. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,430.
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 | $50,400 | 7.18% | 42.90% |
| 2021 | $46,780 | -36.21% | - |
| 2020 | $63,720 | 31.54% | - |
| 2019 | $43,620 | 7.66% | - |
| 2018 | $40,280 | 3.43% | - |
| 2017 | $38,900 | 6.56% | - |
| 2016 | $36,350 | 3.71% | - |
| 2015 | $35,000 | 19.97% | - |
| 2014 | $28,010 | -7.00% | - |
| 2013 | $29,970 | 3.97% | - |
| 2012 | $28,780 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $50,400 in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley is in the middle of salary range for chefs and head cooks in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of chefs and head cooks in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley is 12.3 percent (12.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill and 34.7 percent (34.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.