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Chefs and Head Cooks in Florida

Chefs and Head Cooks in Florida

Want to work in Florida as a Chef or Head Cook? Read this first!

17.2% Jobs Projection
$48,710 Median Salary
1,330 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Chefs and Head Cooks in Florida are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Chefs and Head Cooks in Florida is growing faster than average.

  • Chefs and Head Cooks in Florida earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Chefs and Head Cooks Work in Florida?

11,150 people worked as Chefs and Head Cooks in 2018 in this state.

There were 8,770 Chefs and Head Cooks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 2,380 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 1,325 Chefs and Head Cooks working in it, which means Florida has more Chefs and Head Cooks than average.

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Job Projections for Florida

Jobs for Chefs and Head Cooks in this state are growing at a rate of 17.2% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 9.6%.

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Florida Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 1,330 annual Chefs and Head Cooks job openings in Florida, and 10,310 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 20,300 annual jobs and 160,600 total jobs in 2026.

What do Chefs and Head Cooks Make in Florida?

In 2018 wages for Chefs and Head Cooks ranged from $24,590 to $86,490 with $48,710 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.82 to $41.58. The median hourly rate was $23.42.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $24.57 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $1.15.

The median salary in Florida is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Florida Metros for Chefs and Head Cooks

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Chefs and Head Cooks.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 2,840 $52,640
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 2,590 $45,710
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 1,740 $34,810
Jacksonville, FL 660 $50,170
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 520 $69,590
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL 440 $59,090
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 300 $36,500
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL 280 $60,020
Port St. Lucie, FL 220 $57,780
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL 160 $49,130
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 120 $37,220
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL 110 $50,270
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 100 $59,560
Gainesville, FL 100 $38,150
The Villages, FL 90 $61,240
Ocala, FL 90 $39,520
Tallahassee, FL 80 $56,590
Punta Gorda, FL 70 $54,660
Panama City, FL 40 $44,630

Top States for Chefs and Head Cooks Employment

View the list below to see where most Chefs and Head Cooks work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 19,420 $46,360
New York 15,500 $52,010
Florida 11,150 $48,710
Texas 6,020 $50,580
Massachusetts 4,830 $56,070
Illinois 4,770 $49,070
Ohio 4,370 $40,270
South Carolina 3,630 $38,460
Arizona 3,580 $38,430
Nevada 3,450 $52,930
Pennsylvania 3,100 $57,500
Virginia 2,790 $53,000
Connecticut 2,640 $53,730
New Jersey 2,640 $66,790
North Carolina 2,460 $47,070
Maryland 2,290 $49,390
Wisconsin 2,240 $40,480
Michigan 2,160 $48,320
Georgia 2,060 $51,330
Tennessee 1,960 $45,890

Below are the states where Chefs and Head Cooks get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
New Jersey $66,790
Hawaii $63,810
District of Columbia $63,150
West Virginia $58,570
Pennsylvania $57,500
Delaware $57,340
Washington $56,450
Wyoming $56,150
Massachusetts $56,070
Connecticut $53,730

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