Chefs and Head Cooks pay in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach
$60,190avg. a year
$28.94 an hour · 8,210 employed
Chefs and Head Cooks in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area earn an average of $60,190 a year. That is $1,530 (2%) less than the Florida average of $61,720. The U.S. average is $66,700.
$57,940Median pay
$28.94Average hourly
-2%vs. Florida average
8,210Jobs in this metro
Other Florida metro areas
Average pay for chefs and head cooks in other Florida metro areas. Swipe to see all 21.
1640 jobs
Naples-Marco Island, FL
$74,320
$35.73 an hour
22,360 jobs
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
$67,370
$32.39 an hour
3880 jobs
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL
$64,770
$31.14 an hour
4340 jobs
Port St. Lucie, FL
$62,060
$29.84 an hour
51,230 jobs
Jacksonville, FL
$61,250
$29.45 an hour
61,720 jobs
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
$61,170
$29.41 an hour
7130 jobs
Wildwood-The Villages, FL
$60,610
$29.14 an hour
8660 jobs
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
$60,010
$28.85 an hour
9380 jobs
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
$59,240
$28.48 an hour
10200 jobs
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL
$58,780
$28.26 an hour
11120 jobs
Ocala, FL
$58,670
$28.21 an hour
12330 jobs
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
$57,270
$27.53 an hour
13220 jobs
Tallahassee, FL
$56,820
$27.32 an hour
14160 jobs
Punta Gorda, FL
$56,380
$27.11 an hour
15270 jobs
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
$55,960
$26.90 an hour
16280 jobs
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
$55,900
$26.87 an hour
17200 jobs
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL
$53,770
$25.85 an hour
18280 jobs
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
$53,430
$25.69 an hour
1940 jobs
Sebring, FL
$52,690
$25.33 an hour
20250 jobs
Gainesville, FL
$52,400
$25.19 an hour
2170 jobs
Homosassa Springs, FL
$48,170
$23.16 an hour
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How Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $48,090 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $31,770 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $41,120 |
| Cooks, Restaurant | $38,300 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $35,500 |
| Bartenders | $41,150 |
Questions and answers
How much do chefs and head cooks make in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach?
The average is $60,190 a year, and the median is $57,940. About 8,210 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Florida average?
That is $1,530 (2%) less than the Florida average of $61,720.
Is this job common in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach?
It makes up 2.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 2.26 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 35-1011. Metro area: Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 33100). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.