SOC 35-1011 · Area 19100 · May 2025
Chefs and Head Cooks
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Published pay and employment
| Measure | Annual pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $42,610 | $20.48 |
| 25th percentile | $46,930 | $22.56 |
| Median | $64,100 | $30.82 |
| 75th percentile | $78,360 | $37.68 |
| 90th percentile | $99,990 | $48.07 |
| Average | $66,880 | $32.15 |
A plus sign marks a lower bound. “Not released” means BLS withheld the estimate; “Not available” means no estimate was provided. Hourly figures come from BLS, without dividing annual pay by assumed work hours.
Estimated employment: 3,550. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.
What these figures tell you
The middle half of annual wages runs from $46,930 to $78,360 in 2025, a span of $31,430.
The area median is $8,020 (14.3%) above Texas's $56,080 median for this occupation in 2025.
Compare with 26 other published areas
- This area's median is $24,960 (63.8%) above the $39,140 median in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.
- This area's median is $21,440 (50.3%) above the $42,660 median in Waco, TX.
- This area's median is $21,120 (49.1%) above the $42,980 median in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $21,080 (49.0%) above the $43,020 median in El Paso, TX.
- This area's median is $21,080 (49.0%) above the $43,020 median in Sherman-Denison, TX.
- This area's median is $18,730 (41.3%) above the $45,370 median in Amarillo, TX.
- This area's median is $18,700 (41.2%) above the $45,400 median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
- This area's median is $17,950 (38.9%) above the $46,150 median in Corpus Christi, TX.
- This area's median is $17,230 (36.8%) above the $46,870 median in Longview, TX.
- This area's median is $16,260 (34.0%) above the $47,840 median in Abilene, TX.
- This area's median is $16,250 (34.0%) above the $47,850 median in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX.
- This area's median is $15,200 (31.1%) above the $48,900 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
- This area's median is $14,430 (29.1%) above the $49,670 median in Laredo, TX.
- This area's median is $14,280 (28.7%) above the $49,820 median in Odessa, TX.
- This area's median is $13,910 (27.7%) above the $50,190 median in San Angelo, TX.
- This area's median is $13,830 (27.5%) above the $50,270 median in Texarkana, TX-AR.
- This area's median is $12,070 (23.2%) above the $52,030 median in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $12,070 (23.2%) above the $52,030 median in North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $12,050 (23.2%) above the $52,050 median in Tyler, TX.
- This area's median is $11,100 (20.9%) above the $53,000 median in Killeen-Temple, TX.
- This area's median is $7,150 (12.6%) above the $56,950 median in Lubbock, TX.
- This area's median is $6,180 (10.7%) above the $57,920 median in College Station-Bryan, TX.
- This area's median is $6,000 (10.3%) above the $58,100 median in Midland, TX.
- This area's median is $5,660 (9.7%) above the $58,440 median in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.
- This area's median is $1,700 (2.7%) above the $62,400 median in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
- This area's median is $840 (1.3%) below the $64,940 median in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
An occupation's pay percentiles describe different jobs in the survey. They do not map directly to starting, mid-career or senior pay.
Which counties share this estimate?
The BLS area covers the counties listed below. Every county listed uses this same area estimate. These are not separate county wage measurements.
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