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Chefs and Head Cooks Salary in Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington

The annual salary statistics of chefs and head cooks in Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of chefs and head cooks in Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area 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 Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$29,470
25th Percentile Wage	$34,990
50th Percentile Wage	$41,590
75th Percentile Wage	$47,170
90th Percentile Wage	$61,270

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chefs and head cooks in Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $61,270. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,470.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chefs and head cooks from 2012 to 2013. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

Year	Median Salary	Growth	1-Year Growth
2013	$41,590	-4.06%	-4.06%
2012	$43,280	-	-

Table 2. Compare Chefs and Head Cooks Salary in Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area with Other Washington Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $41,590 in Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for chefs and head cooks in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of chefs and head cooks in Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area is 41.4 percent (41.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 15.4 percent (15.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lewiston.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue	$71,030
Olympia	$60,340
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$59,870
Bellingham	$59,530
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee	$58,940
Spokane	$55,140
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett	$54,660
Walla Walla	$54,650
Mount Vernon-Anacortes	$54,510
Yakima	$50,850
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro	$49,980
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$49,440
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$47,300
Tacoma	$45,910
Bremerton-Silverdale	$44,950
Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$41,590
Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$41,300
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland	$35,280
Lewiston	$35,190