As of May 2025, chefs and head cooks in the United States earned a mean hourly wage of  U.S. dollars, making it the highest-earning food service occupation. Meanwhile, cooks in private households earned a mean salary of  U.S. dollars per hour.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (May 15, 2026). Hourly wages of food service employees in the United States from 2022 to 2025, by occupation (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/198528/hourly-wage-of-foodservice-occupations-in-the-us/
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