The annual salary statistics of chefs and head cooks in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of chefs and head cooks in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos 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 | $32,370 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,500 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,920 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,010 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $83,950 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chefs and head cooks in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $83,950. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,920. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,370.
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 | $48,920 | 5.95% | 20.85% |
| 2021 | $46,010 | -34.51% | - |
| 2020 | $61,890 | 7.88% | - |
| 2019 | $57,010 | 6.54% | - |
| 2018 | $53,280 | 23.61% | - |
| 2017 | $40,700 | 5.92% | - |
| 2016 | $38,290 | 6.14% | - |
| 2015 | $35,940 | 5.59% | - |
| 2014 | $33,930 | -3.68% | - |
| 2013 | $35,180 | -10.06% | - |
| 2012 | $38,720 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $48,920, Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is the second highest paying city for chefs and head cooks in state of Texas, following the highest paying city Dallas-Plano-Irving (median annual salary of $52,830). Compared with Dallas-Plano-Irving, the median annual salary of chefs and head cooks in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is 7.4 percent (7.4%) lower.