Wages & salaries for Chefs and head cooks in Fort Wayne, IN Wages & salaries for Chefs and head cooks in Fort Wayne, IN Chefs and head cooks (Occupation [OCC] code: 35-1011) in Fort Wayne, IN (BLS Area code: 23060 ) earned an average wage of $13.64 per hour and an average annual salary of $28,360Fort Wayne, IN130Chefs and head cooksIndustry comparison
Chefs and head cooks in Fort Wayne, IN earned 25% less than average for Chefs and head cooks in the United States.

Region/area/city comparison
Chefs and head cooks in Fort Wayne, IN earned 20% less than the average worker in Fort Wayne, IN.

State salary comparison
Chefs and head cooks in Fort Wayne, IN earned 35% less than the average worker in Indiana.

National salary comparison
Chefs and head cooks in Fort Wayne, IN earned 28% less than the average worker in the United States.

Chefs and head cooks in Fort Wayne, INChefs and head cooks in Fort Wayne, IN

Mean hourly wage:	$13.64
Tenth (10th) percentile hourly wage:	$9.58
Twenty-fifth (25th) percentile hourly wage:	$10.87
Fiftieth (50th) percentile wage [median] hourly wage:	$12.62
Seventy-fifth (75th) percentile hourly wage:	$14.82
Ninetieth (90th) percentile hourly wage:	$19.43

Chefs and head cooks in Fort Wayne, IN

Mean annual salary:	$28,360
Tenth (10th) percentile annual salary:	$19,930
Twenty-fifth (25th) percentile annual salary:	$22,610
Fiftieth (50th) percentile wage [median] annual salary:	$26,250
Seventy-fifth (75th) percentile annual salary:	$30,820
Ninetieth (90th) percentile annual salary:	$40,420