Average Head Chef/Cook with Food Preparation Skills Salary in Australia

Annual Base Salary - $59,886.00/year

The average annual salary of Head Chef/Cook is $59,886.00

$50,140.00
Low
$59,886.00
Average
$68,480.00
High

The starting salary of Head Chef/Cook is between $42,619.00 and $50,140.00 whereas the maximum salary range is between $68,480.00 and $78,752.00.

Minimum Annual PayMaximum Annual Pay
$42,619.00$78,752.00
Average Hourly Pay - $25.74/hour

The average hourly pay of Head Chef/Cook is $25.74.

$21.40
Low
$25.74
Average
$32.40
High

The starting hourly rate is between $18.00 and $21.40 for Head Chef/Cook whereas the maximum hourly wage is between $32.40 and $37.00.

Minimum Hourly PayMaximum Hourly Pay
$18.00$37.00
Bonus Range: Tooltip
$217.00 - $4,360.00
$217.00
$78,752.00
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  • Currency : AUD
  • Annual Salary : $59,886.00
  • Hourly Pay : $25.74
  • Weekly Pay : $1,076.00
  • Fortnightly Salary : $2,153.00
  • Monthly Salary : $4,664.00

Head Chef/Cook Salary Comparison by Gender

Female
Male

This pie chart demonstrates the gender share for Head Chef/Cook. As indicated, the golden colour represents the percentage share for women and the green represents the percentage share for men.

As shown in the chart, female employees are involved significantly more as Head Chef/Cook compared to male. Their involvement is 56% while of male is only 44%.

Salary Distribution Based on Years of Experience

The line graph shows Head Chef/Cook salary in Australia on an annual basis. In this graph specifically, it is indicated that as the years of experience increases, so does their wages.

For Head Chef/Cook having experience between 1-4 years, their salary is around $25.05.

Once the experience reaches 5-9 years Head Chef/Cook salary would increase again to a total of $25.32, adding $0.27 from the last salary increase.

After reaching the 10-19 year experience in their career, another increase in salary will be added to a total of $26.70.

And finally, once the Head Chef/Cook gains 20 years of experience or more, their salary would reach $28.29.

Prominent Skills Affecting Head Chef/Cook Salary

The bar graph data indicates the importance of specific skills which can have a direct impact on Head Chef/Cook's salary. It clearly highlights the skills needed for a post of Head Chef/Cook when hired by an employer.

The most vital skill expected of Head Chef/Cook is Menu Planning which impacts the most than the rest of the skills indicated with a staggering 1% comparatively. Therefore, one’s salary would greatly depend on their skills in Menu Planning.

The skill least likely to affect one’s pay would be Order Inventory with 1%. It can be said that Order Inventory skill will unlikely impact the salary.

Compensation Statistics Based on Experience Levels

This combination of a line and the bar graph shows how the experience affects the salary of Head Chef/Cook. Companies are considering factors like training and education directly affecting the salary offered to you as an employee. The line graph shows the salary increment with the increase in experience whereas the bar graph shows the comparision of how the salary is getting affected based on experience level.

As shown in the trends, lowest earning is $58,688.00 whereas the highest earning is $62,281.00 which clearly shows the salary increases with the level of expertise.

Experienced person will earn the maximum salary of $62,281.00 at 4%. So to summerize, Early Career earns 2% less than the average salary, Mid Carrer earns 2% less than the average salary, Late Career earns 1% more than the average salary, Experienced earns 4% more than the average salary.

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