Wages & salaries for Chefs and head cooks in Gary, IN Metropolitan Division Wages & salaries for Chefs and head cooks in Gary, IN Metropolitan Division Chefs and head cooks (Occupation [OCC] code: 35-1011) in Gary, IN Metropolitan Division (BLS Area code: 23844 ) earned an average wage of $16.37 per hour and an average annual salary of $34,050Gary, IN Metropolitan Division160Chefs and head cooksIndustry comparison
Chefs and head cooks in Gary, IN Metropolitan Division earned 10% less than average for Chefs and head cooks in the United States.

Region/area/city comparison
Chefs and head cooks in Gary, IN Metropolitan Division earned 4% less than the average worker in Gary, IN Metropolitan Division.

State salary comparison
Chefs and head cooks in Gary, IN Metropolitan Division earned 22% less than the average worker in Indiana.

National salary comparison
Chefs and head cooks in Gary, IN Metropolitan Division earned 13% less than the average worker in the United States.

Chefs and head cooks in Gary, IN Metropolitan DivisionChefs and head cooks in Gary, IN Metropolitan Division

Mean hourly wage:	$16.37
Tenth (10th) percentile hourly wage:	$6.57
Twenty-fifth (25th) percentile hourly wage:	$11.93
Fiftieth (50th) percentile wage [median] hourly wage:	$15.59
Seventy-fifth (75th) percentile hourly wage:	$21.34
Ninetieth (90th) percentile hourly wage:	$26.45

Chefs and head cooks in Gary, IN Metropolitan Division

Mean annual salary:	$34,050
Tenth (10th) percentile annual salary:	$13,670
Twenty-fifth (25th) percentile annual salary:	$24,810
Fiftieth (50th) percentile wage [median] annual salary:	$32,430
Seventy-fifth (75th) percentile annual salary:	$44,390
Ninetieth (90th) percentile annual salary:	$55,010