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Chefs and Head Cooks Salary in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT

The median annual wage for Chefs and Head Cooks in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT is $42,740 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $48,970.

Pay spans roughly $27,110 at the 10th percentile to $80,010 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $20.55 per hour. An estimated 980 people work as chefs and head cooks in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT.

Median (annual)	$42,740
Mean (annual)	$48,970
Median (hourly)	$20.55
10th percentile	$27,110
90th percentile	$80,010
Employment	980

Updated 2026-07-23.

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Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.