Wages & salaries for Chefs and head cooks in Wausau, WI Wages & salaries for Chefs and head cooks in Wausau, WI Chefs and head cooks (Occupation [OCC] code: 35-1011) in Wausau, WI (BLS Area code: 48140 ) earned an average wage of $11.13 per hour and an average annual salary of $23,160Wausau, WI80Chefs and head cooksIndustry comparison
Chefs and head cooks in Wausau, WI earned 39% less than average for Chefs and head cooks in the United States.

Region/area/city comparison
Chefs and head cooks in Wausau, WI earned 34% less than the average worker in Wausau, WI.

State salary comparison
Chefs and head cooks in Wausau, WI earned 40% less than the average worker in Wisconsin.

National salary comparison
Chefs and head cooks in Wausau, WI earned 41% less than the average worker in the United States.

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

Mean hourly wage:	$11.13
Tenth (10th) percentile hourly wage:	$8.85
Twenty-fifth (25th) percentile hourly wage:	$9.57
Fiftieth (50th) percentile wage [median] hourly wage:	$10.58
Seventy-fifth (75th) percentile hourly wage:	$12.24
Ninetieth (90th) percentile hourly wage:	$15.13

Chefs and head cooks in Wausau, WI

Mean annual salary:	$23,160
Tenth (10th) percentile annual salary:	$18,400
Twenty-fifth (25th) percentile annual salary:	$19,910
Fiftieth (50th) percentile wage [median] annual salary:	$22,010
Seventy-fifth (75th) percentile annual salary:	$25,470
Ninetieth (90th) percentile annual salary:	$31,470