Wages & salaries for Chefs and head cooks in Madison, WI Wages & salaries for Chefs and head cooks in Madison, WI Chefs and head cooks (Occupation [OCC] code: 35-1011) in Madison, WI (BLS Area code: 31540 ) earned an average wage of $15.43 per hour and an average annual salary of $32,090Madison, WI300Chefs and head cooksIndustry comparison
Chefs and head cooks in Madison, WI earned 15% less than average for Chefs and head cooks in the United States.

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

State salary comparison
Chefs and head cooks in Madison, WI earned 17% less than the average worker in Wisconsin.

National salary comparison
Chefs and head cooks in Madison, WI earned 18% less than the average worker in the United States.

Chefs and head cooks in Madison, WIChefs and head cooks in Madison, WI

Mean hourly wage:	$15.43
Tenth (10th) percentile hourly wage:	$9.86
Twenty-fifth (25th) percentile hourly wage:	$11.25
Fiftieth (50th) percentile wage [median] hourly wage:	$14.39
Seventy-fifth (75th) percentile hourly wage:	$18.77
Ninetieth (90th) percentile hourly wage:	$22.06

Chefs and head cooks in Madison, WI

Mean annual salary:	$32,090
Tenth (10th) percentile annual salary:	$20,520
Twenty-fifth (25th) percentile annual salary:	$23,400
Fiftieth (50th) percentile wage [median] annual salary:	$29,920
Seventy-fifth (75th) percentile annual salary:	$39,040
Ninetieth (90th) percentile annual salary:	$45,890