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Chefs and Head Cooks Salary in Corpus Christi, Texas

The annual salary statistics of chefs and head cooks in Corpus Christi, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of chefs and head cooks in Corpus Christi 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 Corpus Christi, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$23,280
25th Percentile Wage
$29,610
50th Percentile Wage
$39,580
75th Percentile Wage
$49,650
90th Percentile Wage
$62,650

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chefs and head cooks in Corpus Christi, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $62,650. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,280.

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
$39,580
8.21% -6.97%
2021
$36,330
-7.98% -
2020
$39,230
1.55% -
2019
$38,620
-29.70% -
2018
$50,090
12.92% -
2017
$43,620
29.57% -
2016
$30,720
21.03% -
2015
$24,260
-18.96% -
2014
$28,860
12.23% -
2013
$25,330
-67.15% -
2012
$42,340
- -

Table 2. Compare Chefs and Head Cooks Salary in Corpus Christi with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $39,580 in Corpus Christi 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 Corpus Christi is 25.1 percent (25.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Dallas-Plano-Irving and 26.5 percent (26.5%) 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 Corpus Christi, Texas.