Chefs and Head Cooks Salary in Phoenix, AZ

Chefs and Head Cooks pay range in Phoenix

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,970 a year or less, while the top 10% make $97,730 or more. The middle half of chefs and head cooks in Phoenix earn between $39,650 and $75,400.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Chefs and Head Cooks salary after taxes in Phoenix

On the average salary of $62,120, a single filer in Phoenix takes home about $50,934 a year, or $4,245 a month and $1,959 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

Is Phoenix a good place for chefs and head cooks? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Phoenix area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.3), so the average $62,120 buys what about $60,126 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Phoenix ($51,380). A typical home costs $448,352, or 7.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Chefs and Head Cooks salary in other Arizona cities

Phoenix ranks 1st of 7 Arizona metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Highest-paying cities for chefs and head cooks

Kahului, HI pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($91,380).

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Related jobs in Phoenix

• First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$47,200 a year
• Bartenders$55,860 a year
• Waiters and Waitresses$53,370 a year
• Cooks, All Other$46,160 a year
• Cooks, Short Order$45,480 a year
• Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$42,250 a year
• Cooks, Restaurant$40,910 a year
• Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$40,550 a year

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