Wages & salaries for Chefs and head cooks in Topeka, KS Wages & salaries for Chefs and head cooks in Topeka, KS Chefs and head cooks (Occupation [OCC] code: 35-1011) in Topeka, KS (BLS Area code: 45820 ) earned an average wage of $11.76 per hour and an average annual salary of $24,470Topeka, KS100Chefs and head cooksIndustry comparison
Chefs and head cooks in Topeka, KS earned 35% less than average for Chefs and head cooks in the United States.

Region/area/city comparison
Chefs and head cooks in Topeka, KS earned 31% less than the average worker in Topeka, KS.

State salary comparison
Chefs and head cooks in Topeka, KS earned 30% less than the average worker in Kansas.

National salary comparison
Chefs and head cooks in Topeka, KS earned 38% less than the average worker in the United States.

Chefs and head cooks in Topeka, KSChefs and head cooks in Topeka, KS

Mean hourly wage:	$11.76
Tenth (10th) percentile hourly wage:	$8.70
Twenty-fifth (25th) percentile hourly wage:	$9.89
Fiftieth (50th) percentile wage [median] hourly wage:	$11.52
Seventy-fifth (75th) percentile hourly wage:	$13.08
Ninetieth (90th) percentile hourly wage:	$14.50

Chefs and head cooks in Topeka, KS

Mean annual salary:	$24,470
Tenth (10th) percentile annual salary:	$18,090
Twenty-fifth (25th) percentile annual salary:	$20,570
Fiftieth (50th) percentile wage [median] annual salary:	$23,960
Seventy-fifth (75th) percentile annual salary:	$27,210
Ninetieth (90th) percentile annual salary:	$30,150