The annual salary statistics of chefs and head cooks in Dover-Durham, New Hampshire is shown in Table 1. The wage information of chefs and head cooks in Dover-Durham is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $34,410 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,130 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $54,530 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $71,950 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $82,040 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chefs and head cooks in Dover-Durham, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $82,040. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $54,530. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,410.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chefs and head cooks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $54,530 | 9.21% | -0.70% |
| 2021 | $49,510 | 0.79% | - |
| 2019 | $49,120 | -9.10% | - |
| 2018 | $53,590 | -5.65% | - |
| 2017 | $56,620 | 3.02% | - |
| 2016 | $54,910 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $54,910 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $54,530 in Dover-Durham is in the middle of salary range for chefs and head cooks in state of New Hampshire. In comparison, the annual salary of chefs and head cooks in Dover-Durham is 11.1 percent (11.1%) lower than that in the highest paying West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area and 37.4 percent (37.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area.