The annual salary statistics of chefs and head cooks in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of chefs and head cooks in Huntington-Ashland 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 | $25,650 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,030 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,160 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $73,740 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $83,660 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chefs and head cooks in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $83,660. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,650.
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 | $47,160 | 22.33% | -32.04% |
| 2021 | $36,630 | 16.05% | - |
| 2020 | $30,750 | -103.12% | - |
| 2019 | $62,460 | -2.50% | - |
| 2018 | $64,020 | 18.99% | - |
| 2017 | $51,860 | -20.07% | - |
| 2016 | $62,270 | 34.08% | - |
| 2015 | $41,050 | -57.88% | - |
| 2014 | $64,810 | 3.92% | - |
| 2012 | $62,270 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,160 in Huntington-Ashland is in the middle of salary range for chefs and head cooks in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of chefs and head cooks in Huntington-Ashland is 40.6 percent (40.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Morgantown and 23.9 percent (23.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Morgantown | |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg | |
| Beckley | |
| Cumberland | |
| Winchester | |
| Huntington-Ashland | |
| Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Wheeling | |
| Charleston | |
| North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area |