The annual salary statistics of chefs and head cooks in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of chefs and head cooks in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 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 | $23,100 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,700 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,470 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,870 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $82,950 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chefs and head cooks in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $82,950. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,470. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,100.
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 | $48,470 | 19.99% | 1.46% |
| 2021 | $38,780 | -36.10% | - |
| 2020 | $52,780 | -9.34% | - |
| 2019 | $57,710 | 29.02% | - |
| 2018 | $40,960 | -2.12% | - |
| 2017 | $41,830 | 0.17% | - |
| 2016 | $41,760 | 4.02% | - |
| 2015 | $40,080 | 0.77% | - |
| 2014 | $39,770 | -4.12% | - |
| 2013 | $41,410 | -15.33% | - |
| 2012 | $47,760 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,470 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 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 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 8.3 percent (8.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Dallas-Plano-Irving and 40.0 percent (40.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood.