Chefs and Head Cooks Salary in Mankato, MN

Chefs and Head Cooks pay range in Mankato

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,810 a year or less, while the top 10% make $80,430 or more. The middle half of chefs and head cooks in Mankato earn between $47,410 and $76,090.

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

Chefs and Head Cooks salary after taxes in Mankato

On the average salary of $61,110, a single filer in Mankato takes home about $48,650 a year, or $4,054 a month and $1,871 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Minnesota Paid Leave premiums are not included.

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

Prices in the Mankato area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.0), so the average $61,110 buys what about $67,187 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Mankato ($49,530). A typical home costs $309,967, or 5.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Chefs and Head Cooks salary in other Minnesota cities

Mankato ranks 4th of 5 Minnesota metro areas for this job; Minneapolis pays the most ($67,570).

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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 Mankato

• First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$44,730 a year
• Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$41,820 a year
• Cooks, Restaurant$37,700 a year
• Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$34,610 a year
• Food Preparation Workers$33,820 a year
• Fast Food and Counter Workers$31,470 a year
• Dishwashers$30,830 a year
• Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$30,130 a year

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