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The estimated total pay for a Executive Chef is $78,813 per year in the United States area, with an average salary of $65,727 per year. These numbers represent the median, which is the midpoint of the ranges from our proprietary Total Pay Estimate model and based on salaries collected from our users. The estimated additional pay is $13,086 per year. Additional pay could include cash bonus, commission, tips, and profit sharing. The "Most Likely Range" represents values that exist within the 25th and 75th percentile of all pay data available for this role.
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Some related job titles are Head Chef Salaries with median pay of $63,303, Restaurant Manager/Executive Chef Salaries with median pay of $71,307, Assistant Executive Chef Salaries with median pay of $63,071, Chef Manager Salaries with median pay of $65,577.
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Base Pay | Cash Bonus | Stock Bonus |
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$132K /yr | $19K /yr | |
$62K /yr | ||
$127K /yr | $12K /yr | |
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$70K /yr | $11K /yr | |
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The national average salary for an Executive Chef is $69,467 per year in United States. Filter by location to see an Executive Chef salaries in your area. Salaries estimates are based on 3230 salaries submitted anonymously to Glassdoor by an Executive Chef employees.
The highest salary for an Executive Chef in United States is $102,466 per year.
The lowest salary for an Executive Chef in United States is $47,095 per year.
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