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Chefs and Head Cooks Salary in College Station-Bryan, Texas

The annual salary statistics of chefs and head cooks in College Station-Bryan, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of chefs and head cooks in College Station-Bryan 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 College Station-Bryan, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$24,490
25th Percentile Wage
$28,850
50th Percentile Wage
$38,500
75th Percentile Wage
$52,740
90th Percentile Wage
$72,970

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chefs and head cooks in College Station-Bryan, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $72,970. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,500. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,490.

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
$38,500
5.64% -27.77%
2021
$36,330
-59.84% -
2020
$58,070
37.95% -
2016
$36,030
7.88% -
2015
$33,190
0.51% -
2014
$33,020
-47.58% -
2013
$48,730
-0.94% -
2012
$49,190
- -

Table 2. Compare Chefs and Head Cooks Salary in College Station-Bryan with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,500 in College Station-Bryan is in the middle of salary range for chefs and head cooks in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of chefs and head cooks in College Station-Bryan is 27.1 percent (27.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Dallas-Plano-Irving and 24.4 percent (24.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$52,830
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$48,920
Midland
$48,620
Fort Worth-Arlington
$48,540
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$48,470
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$48,010
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$44,310
Lubbock
$44,230
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$43,760
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$42,290
Amarillo
$41,360
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$40,720
Odessa
$40,330
Corpus Christi
$39,580
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$39,390
El Paso
$38,640
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$38,560
College Station-Bryan
$38,500
Sherman-Denison
$38,070
Victoria
$37,950
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$37,870
Abilene
$37,810
Longview
$37,600
Tyler
$37,490
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$37,340
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$37,010
Texarkana-Texarkana
$36,570
Wichita Falls
$36,440
Laredo
$36,290
Waco
$36,280
Brownsville-Harlingen
$35,010
San Angelo
$32,200
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$29,090

See also: Top paying jobs in College Station-Bryan, Texas.