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Industries with Fastest Chefs and Head Cooks Salary Growth

These industries raised Chefs and Head Cooks salaries the most from 2019 to 2024. Useful for deciding which industry to work in or switch to for better pay growth.

58
Industries with Growth
+93.2%
Highest Growth
+25.2%
Average Growth
3
Industries with Decline

Top 15 Industries for Salary Growth

Chefs and Head Cooks salary increase from 2019 to 2024

All 58 Industries with Salary Growth

Rank Industry 2019 Salary 2024 Salary $ Increase % Growth
1 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) $40,610 $78,470 +$37,860 +93.2%
2 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods $43,090 $76,760 +$33,670 +78.1%
3 Other Support Services $45,390 $71,740 +$26,350 +58.1%
4 Grantmaking and Giving Services $45,810 $71,600 +$25,790 +56.3%
5 Social Assistance $38,120 $55,640 +$17,520 +46.0%
6 Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing $41,400 $57,510 +$16,110 +38.9%
7 Individual and Family Services $36,320 $49,820 +$13,500 +37.2%
8 Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing $48,610 $66,490 +$17,880 +36.8%
9 Food Manufacturing $44,610 $60,850 +$16,240 +36.4%
10 Junior Colleges $44,020 $59,990 +$15,970 +36.3%
11 Facilities Support Services $56,690 $76,600 +$19,910 +35.1%
12 Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services $45,320 $60,240 +$14,920 +32.9%
13 Educational Services $46,660 $61,010 +$14,350 +30.8%
14 Management of Companies and Enterprises $58,200 $75,940 +$17,740 +30.5%
15 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $59,090 $76,280 +$17,190 +29.1%
16 Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing $47,660 $61,250 +$13,590 +28.5%
17 Beverage Manufacturing $47,660 $61,250 +$13,590 +28.5%
18 Administrative and Support Services $56,700 $72,670 +$15,970 +28.2%
19 Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations $58,160 $74,290 +$16,130 +27.7%
20 Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services $52,700 $66,750 +$14,050 +26.7%
21 Temporary Help Services $46,830 $59,170 +$12,340 +26.4%
22 Office Administrative Services $62,650 $78,800 +$16,150 +25.8%
23 Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions $54,200 $68,070 +$13,870 +25.6%
24 Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) $45,890 $57,570 +$11,680 +25.5%
25 Traveler Accommodation $58,080 $72,430 +$14,350 +24.7%
26 Gambling Industries $52,140 $64,720 +$12,580 +24.1%
27 Accommodation $57,900 $71,770 +$13,870 +24.0%
28 Other Amusement and Recreation Industries $57,150 $70,650 +$13,500 +23.6%
29 Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals $48,710 $60,170 +$11,460 +23.5%
30 Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries $55,980 $68,750 +$12,770 +22.8%
31 Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) $47,300 $58,070 +$10,770 +22.8%
32 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $51,060 $61,940 +$10,880 +21.3%
33 Civic and Social Organizations $53,900 $65,200 +$11,300 +21.0%
34 Restaurants and Other Eating Places $47,980 $57,920 +$9,940 +20.7%
35 Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations $54,420 $65,250 +$10,830 +19.9%
36 Performing Arts Companies $52,400 $62,700 +$10,300 +19.7%
37 Food Services and Drinking Places $49,790 $59,450 +$9,660 +19.4%
38 Nursing and Residential Care Facilities $47,430 $56,380 +$8,950 +18.9%
39 Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly $47,480 $56,390 +$8,910 +18.8%
40 Scientific Research and Development Services $58,740 $69,700 +$10,960 +18.7%
41 Religious Organizations $53,790 $63,790 +$10,000 +18.6%
42 Hospitals $53,880 $63,560 +$9,680 +18.0%
43 Elementary and Secondary Schools $38,760 $45,670 +$6,910 +17.8%
44 Ambulatory Health Care Services $45,930 $53,970 +$8,040 +17.5%
45 Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries $53,140 $62,090 +$8,950 +16.8%
46 Special Food Services $56,800 $64,830 +$8,030 +14.1%
47 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals $54,090 $61,720 +$7,630 +14.1%
48 Motion Picture and Video Exhibition $63,040 $71,530 +$8,490 +13.5%
49 Employment Services $51,020 $57,580 +$6,560 +12.9%
50 Outpatient Care Centers $55,540 $62,440 +$6,900 +12.4%
51 Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals $57,330 $63,370 +$6,040 +10.5%
52 RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps $52,400 $57,790 +$5,390 +10.3%
53 Spectator Sports $53,810 $57,610 +$3,800 +7.1%
54 Other Food Manufacturing $59,500 $63,450 +$3,950 +6.6%
55 Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events $59,260 $63,110 +$3,850 +6.5%
56 Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water $68,240 $70,250 +$2,010 +2.9%
57 Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities $55,050 $55,920 +$870 +1.6%
58 Other Residential Care Facilities $50,140 $50,230 +$90 +0.2%

3 Industries with Salary Decline

Rank Industry 2019 Salary 2024 Salary $ Decrease % Decline
1 Gasoline Stations $36,050 $26,100 -$9,950 -27.6%
2 Technical and Trade Schools $50,030 $44,150 -$5,880 -11.8%
3 Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation $67,450 $59,530 -$7,920 -11.7%

About This Data

Salary growth is calculated by comparing the median annual wage for Chefs and Head Cooks in each industry between 2019 and 2024, using Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Growth percentage = (2024 median - 2019 median) / 2019 median × 100.

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