Chefs and Head Cooks pay in New York-Newark-Jersey City
$74,840avg. a year
$35.98 an hour · 20,010 employed
Chefs and Head Cooks in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area earn an average of $74,840 a year. That is about the same as the New York average of $74,840. The U.S. average is $66,700.
$71,780Median pay
$35.98Average hourly
+0%vs. New York average
20,010Jobs in this metro
Other New York metro areas
Average pay for chefs and head cooks in other New York metro areas. Swipe to see all 12.
1470 jobs
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
$79,500
$38.22 an hour
2140 jobs
Kingston, NY
$77,740
$37.37 an hour
3640 jobs
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
$75,600
$36.35 an hour
4360 jobs
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY
$74,890
$36.00 an hour
5690 jobs
Rochester, NY
$72,420
$34.82 an hour
680 jobs
Glens Falls, NY
$71,280
$34.27 an hour
7240 jobs
Syracuse, NY
$70,520
$33.90 an hour
880 jobs
Ithaca, NY
$68,230
$32.80 an hour
940 jobs
Elmira, NY
$65,960
$31.71 an hour
10110 jobs
Binghamton, NY
$65,110
$31.30 an hour
1140 jobs
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
$64,240
$30.89 an hour
12220 jobs
Utica-Rome, NY
$62,310
$29.96 an hour
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How New York-Newark-Jersey City compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in New York-Newark-Jersey City
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $53,020 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $37,130 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $55,000 |
| Cooks, Restaurant | $43,200 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $38,790 |
| Bartenders | $63,630 |
Questions and answers
How much do chefs and head cooks make in New York-Newark-Jersey City?
The average is $74,840 a year, and the median is $71,780. About 20,010 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the New York average?
That is about the same as the New York average of $74,840.
Is this job common in New York-Newark-Jersey City?
It makes up 2.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.64 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 35-1011. Metro area: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 35620). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.