Development Chef Salary in Waterloo, Iowa

How much does a Development Chef make in Waterloo, IA?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Development Chef in Waterloo, IA is $94,563. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $82,685 to $108,695, with most professionals earning between $71,871 and $121,561.

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What is a Development Chef?

A Development Chef is a trained chef specialising in the development of new dishes or food products. With food companies, this type of chef is often responsible for the creating of new pre-prepared meals and food products. Within health care, the chef is often responsible for the development of variations on mainstream meals, to fit different types of diets while still having an appetizing meal. Individual restaurants seldom have development chefs but restaurant chains often do. Here the chef is typically responsible for designing dishes and ensuring that the local kitchen staff can create/pr...

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Manages the development of products through each stage gate to ensure they meet brand established consumer benchmarks (taste, appearance and nutritional value and other appropriate product attributes), cost parameters and operational processes.

August 23, 2022

Provide culinary and service expertise, and operational support to site level culinary and service teams to ensure high quality food service.

December 02, 2022

Develops recipes and portion specifications as required in conjunction with the customer by understanding consumer tastes and nutritional needs.

December 03, 2022

Demonstrated collaborative skills and ability to work well within a cross-functional team, including adherence to core values within a dynamic company culture.

February 12, 2023

Assist in the coordinating projects and opportunities to ensure work is properly organized, scheduled, and completed on time.

February 20, 2023

Participate in the training of the brand associates in the foundation of culinary technique.

March 20, 2023

Creates and develops new products and improves existing products to meet consumer preferences as established through consumer research.

April 21, 2023

Collaborate with internal teams to fully understand and consider clients brand, menu, operations, and staffing models.

April 25, 2023

Prepares menu and food preparation reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing food, dining, and customer data and trends.

April 26, 2023

Understanding of high-end food quality standards including flavor profiles, presentation highlights, and service requirements.

May 16, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Development Chef in Waterloo, IA

Average Base Salary

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82685

108695

94563

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

84751

113327

97245

What is the average salary for Development Chef in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Development Chef in Waterloo, IA. The base salary for Development Chef ranges from $82,685 to $108,695 with the average base salary of $94,563. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $84,751 to $113,327 with the average total cash compensation of $97,245.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$94,563	$82,685 - $108,695
Bonus	$2,682	$2,066 - $4,632
Total Pay	$97,245	$84,751 - $113,327

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Development Chef Salary Near Waterloo, IA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Waterloo, IA
CITY, STATE Cedar Falls, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $82,419 - $108,346	COMPARE TO Waterloo, IA
CITY, STATE Cedar Rapids, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $84,649 - $111,276	COMPARE TO Waterloo, IA
CITY, STATE Iowa City, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $83,959 - $110,369	COMPARE TO Waterloo, IA
CITY, STATE Ames, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $85,976 - $113,021	COMPARE TO Waterloo, IA
CITY, STATE Dubuque, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $83,508 - $109,776	COMPARE TO Waterloo, IA
CITY, STATE Ankeny, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $86,772 - $114,068	COMPARE TO Waterloo, IA

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About Waterloo, Iowa

Waterloo is a city in and the county seat of Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census the population decreased by 0.5% to 68,406; the 2016 Census estimates the population at 67,934, making it the sixth-largest city in the state. The city is part of the Waterloo – Cedar Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is the more populous of the two cities. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 63.23 square miles (163.76 km2), of which 61.39 square miles (159.00 km2) is land and 1.84 square miles (4.77 km2) is water. The average el...

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