Wages & salaries for Chefs and head cooks in Springfield, IL Wages & salaries for Chefs and head cooks in Springfield, IL Chefs and head cooks (Occupation [OCC] code: 35-1011) in Springfield, IL (BLS Area code: 44100 ) earned an average wage of $14.33 per hour and an average annual salary of $29,800Springfield, IL140Chefs and head cooksIndustry comparison
Chefs and head cooks in Springfield, IL earned 21% less than average for Chefs and head cooks in the United States.

Region/area/city comparison
Chefs and head cooks in Springfield, IL earned 22% less than the average worker in Springfield, IL.

State salary comparison
Chefs and head cooks in Springfield, IL earned 32% less than the average worker in Illinois.

National salary comparison
Chefs and head cooks in Springfield, IL earned 24% less than the average worker in the United States.

Chefs and head cooks in Springfield, ILChefs and head cooks in Springfield, IL

Mean hourly wage:	$14.33
Tenth (10th) percentile hourly wage:	$7.63
Twenty-fifth (25th) percentile hourly wage:	$8.83
Fiftieth (50th) percentile wage [median] hourly wage:	$12.14
Seventy-fifth (75th) percentile hourly wage:	$18.30
Ninetieth (90th) percentile hourly wage:	$24.99

Chefs and head cooks in Springfield, IL

Mean annual salary:	$29,800
Tenth (10th) percentile annual salary:	$15,880
Twenty-fifth (25th) percentile annual salary:	$18,360
Fiftieth (50th) percentile wage [median] annual salary:	$25,250
Seventy-fifth (75th) percentile annual salary:	$38,070
Ninetieth (90th) percentile annual salary:	$51,980