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Chefs and Head Cooks Salary in Delaware

What Chefs and Head Cooks earn in Delaware, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 1 county.

Average in DE
$65,444
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
8 of 12
published states
Workers in state
6,010
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
1
1 counties

Pay by labor market in Delaware

Chefs and Head Cooks pay by wage area in Delaware
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$65,680$51,763$25,767New Castle County, DE

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Chefs and Head Cooks in Delaware counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1New Castle County, DE$65,680$51,763$25,767

Chefs and Head Cooks pay in Delaware

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Chefs and Head Cooks in Delaware is $65,444, based on 6,010 workers. Among the 12 states with published data, that ranks number 8. The BLS national median for the occupation is $62,470, so Delaware averages 4.8% above it.

Published data for Delaware currently covers the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD area, with a local median wage of $65,680.

Chefs and Head Cooks in other states

The states with the highest average local median wages for Chefs and Head Cooks are District of Columbia ($74,900), West Virginia ($73,843), New York ($71,542) and New Jersey ($70,465).

Frequently asked questions: Chefs and Head Cooks in Delaware

How much do Chefs and Head Cooks earn in Delaware?

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $65,444.