What are the main factors that influence a Kitchen Crew's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Kitchen Crew's salary?

A Kitchen Crew's salary grows with experience: starting around $31,861 for beginners, reaching about $32,988 at mid-level, and approach $33,243 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Kitchen Crew?

Kitchen Crew salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Kitchen Crew roles are District of Columbia $36,278, California $36,140, Massachusetts $35,658. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Kitchen Crew roles make?

Salaries for Kitchen Crew level roles vary by specialization: Kitchen Installer: $60,638; Kitchen Manager: $55,459; Kitchen Technician: $50,824; Kitchen Designer: $50,630; Kitchen: $45,141.

How do different companies affect a Kitchen Crew's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Kitchen Crew roles. Large, established industry leaders like Mskcc ($110,264) and Health Street ($108,691) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $86,641.

Kitchen Crew Salary in the United States

How much does a Kitchen Crew make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Kitchen Crew in the United States is $32,765 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $16.

However, a Kitchen Crew's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $37,145
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $30,545 to $35,058
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $28,524

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Kitchen Crew Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$35,058	$2,921	$674	$17
Average	$32,765	$2,730	$630	$16
25th Percentile	$30,545	$2,545	$587	$15

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Key Factors That Influence Kitchen Crew Salaries

A Kitchen Crew's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Kitchen Crew Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Kitchen Crew's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $31,861
Early Career (1-2 years): $32,287
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $32,988
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $33,084
Expert (over 8 years): $33,243

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Kitchen Crew	$31,861
Intermediate Level Kitchen Crew	$32,287
Senior Level Kitchen Crew	$32,988
Specialist Level Kitchen Crew	$33,084
Expert Level Kitchen Crew	$33,243

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How Do Kitchen Crew Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Kitchen Crews. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $36,278.
California: $36,140.
Massachusetts: $35,658.

District of Columbia $36,278

California $36,140

Massachusetts $35,658

Washington $35,527

New Jersey $35,514

Alaska $35,468

Connecticut $35,016

New York $34,833

Hawaii $34,246

Rhode Island $33,971

Maryland $33,784

Minnesota $33,529

Colorado $33,430

Illinois $33,397

Oregon $33,273

Delaware $33,181

New Hampshire $33,124

Virginia $32,994

Pennsylvania $32,618

Nevada $32,428

North Dakota $32,365

Michigan $32,267

Wisconsin $32,231

Vermont $32,159

Texas $31,959

Maine $31,946

Arizona $31,926

Ohio $31,903

Georgia $31,602

Indiana $31,451

Wyoming $31,422

Utah $31,376

Iowa $31,356

Kansas $31,199

Louisiana $31,153

North Carolina $31,137

Missouri $31,130

Florida $31,002

Montana $30,934

Nebraska $30,868

Kentucky $30,832

South Carolina $30,701

Tennessee $30,619

Idaho $30,586

New Mexico $30,347

Oklahoma $30,295

Alabama $30,101

South Dakota $29,777

Arkansas $29,600

West Virginia $29,505

Mississippi $29,220

Top Paying Cities for Kitchen Crews

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $41,327
San Francisco: $40,920
Oakland: $40,013

San Jose, CA $41,327

San Francisco, CA $40,920

Oakland, CA $40,013

New York, NY $37,971

Queens Village, NY $37,726

Paramus, NJ $37,464

Passaic, NJ $37,431

Bergenfield, NJ $37,398

Stamford, CT $37,349

Huntington, NY $37,316

Newark, NJ $37,103

Bridgeport, CT $37,038

New Brunswick, NJ $36,930

Vallejo, CA $36,861

Middlesex, NJ $36,841

Somerset, NJ $36,812

Petaluma, CA $36,736

Santa Cruz, CA $36,608

Boston, MA $36,543

Monterey, CA $36,379

Fairbanks, AK $36,356

Los Angeles, CA $36,294

Washington, DC $36,278

Seattle, WA $36,219

Santa Rosa, CA $36,212

Juneau, AK $36,117

Orange, CA $36,009

Anchorage, AK $35,950

Anaheim, CA $35,927

Santa Ana, CA $35,878

Nassau, NY $35,858

Long Beach, CA $35,845

Danbury, CT $35,835

Santa Maria, CA $35,724

Everett, WA $35,717

Bremerton, WA $35,557

Trenton, NJ $35,494

Sacramento, CA $35,481

San Diego, CA $35,465

Brockton, MA $35,452

Tacoma, WA $35,439

Santa Barbara, CA $35,393

Lowell, MA $35,262

New Suffolk, NY $35,249

Nashua, NH $35,209

Lompoc, CA $35,157

Ventura, CA $35,124

Stockton, CA $35,114

New Haven, CT $35,049

Atlantic City, NJ $34,964

Hartford, CT $34,892

Modesto, CA $34,875

Poughkeepsie, NY $34,803

New Britain, CT $34,787

Olympia, WA $34,741

Kennewick, WA $34,741

New London, CT $34,734

Norwich, CT $34,724

Lawrence, MA $34,708

Bakersfield, CA $34,616

Riverside, CA $34,570

New Bedford, MA $34,570

Richland, WA $34,538

Portsmouth, NH $34,511

Vineland, NJ $34,505

San Bernardino, CA $34,479

Boulder, CO $34,387

Worcester, MA $34,361

Portland, OR $34,331

Saint Paul, MN $34,292

Minneapolis, MN $34,292

Philadelphia, PA $34,246

Honolulu, HI $34,072

Springfield, MA $33,958

Providence, RI $33,954

Chicago, IL $33,859

Bellingham, WA $33,820

Baltimore, MD $33,784

Chico, CA $33,702

Wilmington, DE $33,646

Pittsfield, MA $33,614

Manchester, NH $33,551

Spokane, WA $33,407

Denver, CO $33,404

Albany, NY $33,250

Troy, NY $33,237

Schenectady, NY $33,168

Burlington, VT $33,096

Portland, ME $32,981

Salem, OR $32,955

Yakima, WA $32,949

Ann Arbor, MI $32,939

Rochester, MN $32,847

Fresno, CA $32,831

Reno, NV $32,831

Milwaukee, WI $32,801

Detroit, MI $32,768

Allentown, PA $32,759

Carson City, NV $32,755

Houston, TX $32,706

Colorado Springs, CO $32,703

Syracuse, NY $32,686

Eugene, OR $32,624

Bismarck, ND $32,585

Gary, IN $32,585

Galveston, TX $32,585

Springfield, OR $32,559

Medford, OR $32,480

Fort Collins, CO $32,467

Austin, TX $32,441

Mesa, AZ $32,372

Phoenix, AZ $32,365

Dallas, TX $32,356

Reading, PA $32,336

Saint Cloud, MN $32,323

Concord, NH $32,293

Madison, WI $32,280

Utica, NY $32,192

Raleigh, NC $32,165

Las Vegas, NV $32,162

Rochester, NY $32,139

Des Moines, IA $32,136

Atlanta, GA $32,084

Battle Creek, MI $32,074

Salt Lake City, UT $32,064

Lancaster, PA $32,015

Champaign, IL $32,008

Harrisburg, PA $31,969

Durham, NC $31,939

Kansas City, MO $31,936

Kansas City, KS $31,930

Fort Worth, TX $31,926

Boca Raton, FL $31,913

Cleveland, OH $31,910

Columbus, OH $31,903

Pittsburgh, PA $31,900

Richmond, VA $31,887

Indianapolis, IN $31,880

Cincinnati, OH $31,838

Petersburg, VA $31,789

Billings, MT $31,717

Lansing, MI $31,717

Huntsville, AL $31,717

Lebanon, PA $31,713

Dayton, OH $31,710

Pueblo, CO $31,710

Appleton, WI $31,700

Buffalo, NY $31,687

Racine, WI $31,671

Charlotte, NC $31,667

Saint Louis, MO $31,658

Springfield, IL $31,645

Elkhart, IN $31,638

York, PA $31,638

Gastonia, NC $31,635

Benton Harbor, MI $31,635

Beaumont, TX $31,615

Lorain, OH $31,608

Toledo, OH $31,595

Binghamton, NY $31,579

Rock Hill, SC $31,576

Rockford, IL $31,559

Fargo, ND $31,543

Elyria, OH $31,543

Flagstaff, AZ $31,520

Fort Lauderdale, FL $31,500

Miami, FL $31,481

Duluth, MN $31,428

Bangor, ME $31,386

Cedar Rapids, IA $31,350

Louisville, KY $31,333

Grand Rapids, MI $31,327

Hialeah, FL $31,323

Casper, WY $31,278

Scranton, PA $31,238

New Orleans, LA $31,228

Virginia Beach, VA $31,225

Akron, OH $31,209

Peoria, IL $31,166

Sarasota, FL $31,160

Green Bay, WI $31,137

Baton Rouge, LA $31,120

Charleston, SC $31,114

Nashville, TN $31,104

Jamestown, NY $31,097

Davenport, IA $31,097

Tucson, AZ $31,081

Cheyenne, WY $31,071

Saint Petersburg, FL $31,061

Tampa, FL $31,055

Omaha, NE $31,048

Port Arthur, TX $31,035

Evansville, IN $31,035

Bradenton, FL $31,022

Santa Fe, NM $30,963

Orlando, FL $30,930

Clearwater, FL $30,894

Canton, OH $30,825

La Crosse, WI $30,825

Grand Forks, ND $30,816

Albuquerque, NM $30,806

Tulsa, OK $30,806

Newport News, VA $30,802

High Point, NC $30,793

Ogden, UT $30,780

Corpus Christi, TX $30,753

Laramie, WY $30,734

Norfolk, VA $30,734

Rock Island, IL $30,714

Saginaw, MI $30,707

Jacksonville, FL $30,704

Salisbury, NC $30,698

Memphis, TN $30,691

Moline, IL $30,675

Fort Myers, FL $30,665

Waterloo, IA $30,622

Spartanburg, SC $30,589

Lincoln, NE $30,573

Fort Wayne, IN $30,567

Birmingham, AL $30,531

Cedar Falls, IA $30,524

Provo, UT $30,521

Springfield, OH $30,517

San Antonio, TX $30,511

Greensboro, NC $30,498

South Bend, IN $30,494

Winston Salem, NC $30,491

Boise, ID $30,481

Savannah, GA $30,458

Muskegon, MI $30,399

Lima, OH $30,360

Lake Charles, LA $30,347

Anderson, IN $30,340

Lexington, KY $30,331

Augusta, GA $30,321

Greenville, SC $30,321

Wichita, KS $30,291

Tuscaloosa, AL $30,291

Columbia, SC $30,262

Bloomington, IN $30,180

Roanoke, VA $30,160

Asheville, NC $30,118

Knoxville, TN $30,062

Shreveport, LA $30,059

Wilmington, NC $30,016

Frankfort, KY $29,954

Oklahoma City, OK $29,931

Chillicothe, OH $29,918

Longview, TX $29,915

Topeka, KS $29,905

Mobile, AL $29,856

Terre Haute, IN $29,842

Erie, PA $29,839

Altoona, PA $29,823

Melbourne, FL $29,813

Amarillo, TX $29,800

Killeen, TX $29,790

Fayetteville, AR $29,764

Sioux Falls, SD $29,741

Chattanooga, TN $29,721

Idaho Falls, ID $29,718

Gainesville, FL $29,649

Portsmouth, OH $29,633

Little Rock, AR $29,626

Lynchburg, VA $29,626

Lafayette, LA $29,613

Youngstown, OH $29,613

Temple, TX $29,600

Daytona Beach, FL $29,593

Clarksville, TN $29,590

Pensacola, FL $29,587

Hopkinsville, KY $29,489

Charleston, WV $29,485

Florence, SC $29,469

Sioux City, IA $29,449

Macon, GA $29,354

Tallahassee, FL $29,351

Fayetteville, NC $29,344

Waco, TX $29,338

Wichita Falls, TX $29,338

Pine Bluff, AR $29,325

Vincennes, IN $29,263

Lubbock, TX $29,249

Great Falls, MT $29,230

Alamogordo, NM $29,226

Abilene, TX $29,200

Rapid City, SD $29,158

Monroe, LA $29,158

Albany, GA $29,138

Huntington, WV $29,135

Jackson, MS $29,131

Greenville, MS $29,128

Parkersburg, WV $29,095

Montgomery, AL $29,089

Johnstown, PA $29,082

Springfield, MO $29,056

Biloxi, MS $29,040

Sumter, SC $28,971

Columbus, GA $28,968

Twin Falls, ID $28,948

Pascagoula, MS $28,905

Kingsport, TN $28,820

Gulfport, MS $28,810

Alexandria, LA $28,702

Fort Smith, AR $28,620

El Paso, TX $28,532

Helena, MT $28,489

Las Cruces, NM $28,384

Harlingen, TX $28,293

Pocatello, ID $28,263

Florence, AL $28,253

Brownsville, TX $28,247

Dothan, AL $28,194

Mcallen, TX $28,178

Columbus, MS $27,936

Altus, OK $27,785

Lawton, OK $27,723

Pierre, SD $27,605

What Skills Can Increase a Kitchen Crew's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 6.26% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Food Service (Mentioned in 5.1% Job Postings): The foodservice or catering industry includes the businesses, institutions, and companies which prepare meals outside the home.
Work Ethic (Mentioned in 2.19% Job Postings): A belief that work and diligence have a moral benefit and an inherent ability, virtue or value to strengthen character and individual abilities. A set of values centered on importance of work and manifested by determination or desire to work hard.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	6.26%
Food Service	5.1%
Work Ethic	2.19%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Kitchen Crew's salary.

Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
WFM: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Food Safety: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Commitment	$34,403	5%
WFM	$33,748	3%
Food Safety	$33,420	2%
Innovation	$33,420	2%
Dedication	$33,420	2%
Customer Service	$33,420	2%

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Kitchen Crew Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Kitchen Crew's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on April 01, 2026

$30,545

Average $32,765/year

$35,058

$2,545

Average $2,730/month

$2,921

$587

Average $630/week

$674

$15

Average $16/hour

$17

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$35,058	$2,921	$674	$17
Average	$32,765	$2,730	$630	$16
25th Percentile	$30,545	$2,545	$587	$15

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Salary Trends for Kitchen Crew

Salaries for a Kitchen Crew can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $33,638 in 2023 to around $32,903 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Kitchen Crew salary trends, .

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