Restaurant Chef Salary in Colorado

How much does a Restaurant Chef make in Colorado?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Restaurant Chef in Colorado is $39,277 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $19.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $44,443
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $35,581 to $41,981
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $32,215

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Restaurant Chef Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$41,981	$3,498	$807	$20
Average	$39,277	$3,273	$755	$19
25th Percentile	$35,581	$2,965	$684	$17

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Key Factors That Influence Restaurant Chef Salaries

A Restaurant Chef'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 Do Restaurant Chef 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 Restaurant Cheves. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $42,622.
California: $42,461.
Massachusetts: $41,895.

District of Columbia $42,622 California $42,461 Massachusetts $41,895 Washington $41,741 New Jersey $41,725 Alaska $41,671 Connecticut $41,140 New York $40,925

Hawaii $40,236 Rhode Island $39,912 Maryland $39,693 Minnesota $39,393 Colorado $39,277 Illinois $39,239 Oregon $39,092 Delaware $38,984

New Hampshire $38,917 Virginia $38,765 Pennsylvania $38,322 Nevada $38,099 North Dakota $38,026 Michigan $37,910 Wisconsin $37,868 Vermont $37,783

Texas $37,549 Maine $37,533 Arizona $37,510 Ohio $37,483 Georgia $37,129 Indiana $36,952 Wyoming $36,917 Utah $36,863

Iowa $36,840 Kansas $36,656 Louisiana $36,602 North Carolina $36,582 Missouri $36,575 Florida $36,425 Montana $36,344 Nebraska $36,267

Kentucky $36,224 South Carolina $36,070 Tennessee $35,974 Idaho $35,936 New Mexico $35,655 Oklahoma $35,593 Alabama $35,366 South Dakota $34,985

Arkansas $34,777 West Virginia $34,665 Mississippi $34,330

Top Paying Cities for Restaurant Cheves

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:

Glen Haven: $38,508
Hygiene: $39,846
Johnstown: $38,594

Glen Haven, CO $38,508 Hygiene, CO $39,846 Johnstown, CO $38,594 Laporte, CO $38,166 Livermore, CO $38,042 Loveland, CO $38,473 Lyons, CO $39,776 Masonville, CO $38,190

Mead, CO $39,032 Milliken, CO $38,540 Niwot, CO $40,159 Red Feather Lakes, CO $38,147 Severance, CO $38,221 Timnath, CO $38,171 Wellington, CO $37,958 Windsor, CO $38,227

Brighton, CO $39,174 Ault, CO $38,154 Briggsdale, CO $38,164 Carr, CO $37,508 Eastlake, CO $39,276 Eaton, CO $38,274 Evans, CO $38,469 Fort Lupton, CO $39,062

Galeton, CO $38,278 Gilcrest, CO $38,679 Gill, CO $38,341 Greeley, CO $38,374 Henderson, CO $39,235 Hudson, CO $38,934 Keenesburg, CO $38,746 Kersey, CO $38,345

La Salle, CO $38,613 Lucerne, CO $38,333 Nunn, CO $38,032 Orchard, CO $38,160 Pierce, CO $38,178 Ohio City, CO $38,571 Parlin, CO $38,389 Penrose, CO $38,054

Pitkin, CO $38,523 Poncha Springs, CO $38,262 Powderhorn, CO $38,309 Rockvale, CO $37,881 Sargents, CO $38,197 Twin Lakes, CO $39,459 Westcliffe, CO $37,902 Wetmore, CO $37,659

Durango, CO $38,417 Cahone, CO $38,322 Cortez, CO $38,293 Dolores, CO $38,384 Dove Creek, CO $38,284 Egnar, CO $38,305 Hesperus, CO $38,081 Lewis, CO $38,390

Mancos, CO $38,292 Marvel, CO $38,080 Mesa Verde National Park, CO $38,094 Pleasant View, CO $38,212 Rico, CO $38,394 Towaoc, CO $38,133 Yellow Jacket, CO $38,344 Montrose, CO $38,537

Austin, CO $38,587 Bedrock, CO $38,295 Cedaredge, CO $38,626 Cory, CO $38,578 Crawford, CO $38,469 Delta, CO $38,536 Eckert, CO $38,597 Hotchkiss, CO $38,573

Lazear, CO $38,544 Naturita, CO $38,373 Norwood, CO $38,388 Nucla, CO $38,432 Olathe, CO $38,494 Ophir, CO $38,430 Ouray, CO $38,424 Paonia, CO $38,750

Paradox, CO $38,317 Placerville, CO $38,394 Redvale, CO $38,406 Ridgway, CO $38,418 Silverton, CO $38,354 Somerset, CO $38,867 Telluride, CO $38,437 Grand Junction, CO $38,774

Platteville, CO $38,765 Roggen, CO $38,365 Weldona, CO $38,069 Wiggins, CO $38,273 Fort Morgan, CO $38,084 Log Lane Village, CO $38,209 Akron, CO $37,808 Amherst, CO $37,687

Atwood, CO $37,941 Brush, CO $37,938 Crook, CO $37,833 Eckley, CO $37,714 Fleming, CO $37,905 Grover, CO $37,875 Haxtun, CO $37,898 Hereford, CO $37,634

Hillrose, CO $37,976 Holyoke, CO $37,783 Idalia, CO $37,594 Iliff, CO $37,932 Julesburg, CO $37,780 Lindon, CO $37,646 Merino, CO $37,974 New Raymer, CO $37,966

Otis, CO $37,842 Ovid, CO $37,793 Padroni, CO $37,836 Paoli, CO $37,898 Peetz, CO $37,826 Sedgwick, CO $37,807 Snyder, CO $37,945 Sterling, CO $38,006

Stoneham, CO $37,967 Vernon, CO $37,629 Woodrow, CO $37,725 Wray, CO $37,705 Yuma, CO $37,831 Anton, CO $37,656 Arapahoe, CO $37,359 Arriba, CO $37,495

Bethune, CO $37,550 Burlington, CO $37,515 Calhan, CO $38,109 Cascade, CO $38,422 Cheyenne Wells, CO $37,413 Cope, CO $37,638 Cripple Creek, CO $38,350 Divide, CO $38,370

Flagler, CO $37,533 Florissant, CO $38,339 Fountain, CO $38,105 Genoa, CO $37,520 Green Mountain Falls, CO $38,412 Guffey, CO $38,298 Hugo, CO $37,290 Joes, CO $37,676

Karval, CO $37,074 Kirk, CO $37,644 Kit Carson, CO $37,367 Limon, CO $37,746 Lake George, CO $38,397 Manitou Springs, CO $38,422 Matheson, CO $37,719 Peyton, CO $38,288

Ramah, CO $37,475 Rush, CO $37,564 Seibert, CO $37,517 Simla, CO $37,890 Stratton, CO $37,555 U S A F Academy, CO $38,420 Victor, CO $38,332 Vona, CO $37,539

Wild Horse, CO $37,295 Woodland Park, CO $38,391 Yoder, CO $37,709 Colorado Springs, CO $38,422 Clifton, CO $38,750 Fruita, CO $38,654 Gateway, CO $38,382 Glade Park, CO $38,514

Loma, CO $38,668 Mack, CO $38,565 Palisade, CO $38,680 Whitewater, CO $38,512 Glenwood Springs, CO $39,148 Dinosaur, CO $38,501 Aspen, CO $39,881 Snowmass Village, CO $39,880

Avon, CO $39,522 Basalt, CO $39,754 Carbondale, CO $39,607 Collbran, CO $38,642 Craig, CO $38,926 De Beque, CO $38,637 Eagle, CO $39,360 Edwards, CO $39,445

Parachute, CO $38,839 Battlement Mesa, CO $38,803 Gypsum, CO $39,164 Hamilton, CO $39,092 Hayden, CO $38,981 Maybell, CO $38,549 Meeker, CO $39,095 Meredith, CO $39,624

Mesa, CO $38,623 Minturn, CO $39,401 Molina, CO $38,600 New Castle, CO $39,013 Rangely, CO $38,658 Red Cliff, CO $39,396 Rifle, CO $38,916 Silt, CO $38,901

Slater, CO $38,740 Snowmass, CO $39,800 Wolcott, CO $39,384 Woody Creek, CO $39,879 Vail, CO $39,570 Pueblo, CO $37,256 Colorado City, CO $37,511 Aguilar, CO $37,674

Arlington, CO $37,011 Avondale, CO $37,356 Beulah, CO $37,513 Boncarbo, CO $37,693 Boone, CO $37,477 Branson, CO $37,385 Campo, CO $37,246 Cheraw, CO $37,318

Crowley, CO $37,397 Eads, CO $37,344 Fort Lyon, CO $37,303 Fowler, CO $37,410 Gardner, CO $37,776 Granada, CO $37,428 Hartman, CO $37,500 Hasty, CO $37,385

Haswell, CO $37,164 Hoehne, CO $37,632 Holly, CO $37,382 Kim, CO $37,346 La Junta, CO $37,370 Lamar, CO $37,484 Las Animas, CO $37,350 La Veta, CO $37,842

Mc Clave, CO $37,391 Manzanola, CO $37,342 Model, CO $37,398 Olney Springs, CO $37,278 Ordway, CO $37,092 Pritchett, CO $37,348 Rocky Ford, CO $37,288 Rye, CO $37,568

Sheridan Lake, CO $37,359 Springfield, CO $37,425 Sugar City, CO $36,993 Swink, CO $37,333 Trinchera, CO $37,471 Trinidad, CO $37,633 Two Buttes, CO $37,423 Vilas, CO $37,417

Walsenburg, CO $37,643 Walsh, CO $37,378 Weston, CO $37,764 Wiley, CO $37,357 Alamosa, CO $38,130 Antonito, CO $38,105 Arboles, CO $38,182 Arvada, CO $39,277

Aurora, CO $39,250 Bayfield, CO $38,290 Broomfield, CO $39,450 Commerce City, CO $39,185 Dupont, CO $39,260 Eldorado Springs, CO $40,195 Lafayette, CO $39,838 Louisville, CO $39,888

Westminster, CO $39,259 Wheat Ridge, CO $39,257 Agate, CO $37,867 Bennett, CO $38,851 Byers, CO $38,387 Castle Rock, CO $38,557 Deer Trail, CO $38,134 Elbert, CO $38,314

Elizabeth, CO $38,636 Englewood, CO $39,250 Franktown, CO $38,532 Kiowa, CO $38,359 Larkspur, CO $38,432 Littleton, CO $39,212 Lone Tree, CO $39,108 Louviers, CO $39,054

Monument, CO $38,394 Palmer Lake, CO $38,398 Parker, CO $38,965 Sedalia, CO $38,577 Strasburg, CO $38,727 Watkins, CO $39,018 Denver, CO $39,246 Thornton, CO $39,277

Boulder, CO $40,389 Golden, CO $39,254 Alma, CO $39,033 Bailey, CO $38,945 Black Hawk, CO $39,647 Bond, CO $39,380 Breckenridge, CO $39,117 Buffalo Creek, CO $38,810

Burns, CO $39,127 Central City, CO $39,424 Clark, CO $38,756 Climax, CO $39,162 Coalmont, CO $38,689 Como, CO $38,557 Conifer, CO $39,046 Cowdrey, CO $38,533

Dillon, CO $39,093 Dumont, CO $39,283 Evergreen, CO $39,186 Empire, CO $39,104 Fairplay, CO $38,593 Fraser, CO $39,148 Frisco, CO $39,335 Georgetown, CO $39,075

Granby, CO $39,044 Grand Lake, CO $39,022 Grant, CO $38,745 Hartsel, CO $38,387 Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $38,991 Idaho Springs, CO $39,217 Idledale, CO $39,214 Indian Hills, CO $39,194

Jamestown, CO $40,324 Jefferson, CO $38,663 Kittredge, CO $39,198 Kremmling, CO $38,988 Leadville, CO $39,114 Mc Coy, CO $39,121 Morrison, CO $39,185 Nederland, CO $39,957

Oak Creek, CO $39,051 Parshall, CO $39,219 Phippsburg, CO $39,090 Pine, CO $38,857 Pinecliffe, CO $40,145 Rand, CO $38,692 Rollinsville, CO $39,771 Shawnee, CO $38,848

Silver Plume, CO $38,909 Steamboat Springs, CO $38,978 Tabernash, CO $39,239 Toponas, CO $39,075 Walden, CO $38,634 Ward, CO $39,852 Winter Park, CO $39,290 Yampa, CO $39,128

Silverthorne, CO $39,301 Longmont, CO $39,691 Allenspark, CO $39,511 Estes Park, CO $38,918 Bellvue, CO $38,419 Berthoud, CO $38,890 Dacono, CO $39,344 Drake, CO $38,433

Erie, CO $39,520 Firestone, CO $39,246 Fort Collins, CO $38,145 Frederick, CO $39,247 Blanca, CO $37,994 Capulin, CO $38,190 Center, CO $38,158 Chama, CO $37,864

Chimney Rock, CO $38,198 Chromo, CO $37,942 Conejos, CO $38,082 Creede, CO $38,282 Crestone, CO $38,012 Del Norte, CO $38,198 Fort Garland, CO $37,909 San Luis, CO $37,755

Homelake, CO $38,163 Hooper, CO $38,036 Ignacio, CO $38,125 Jaroso, CO $37,838 La Jara, CO $38,143 Manassa, CO $38,104 Moffat, CO $38,062 Monte Vista, CO $38,185

Mosca, CO $37,988 Pagosa Springs, CO $38,195 Romeo, CO $38,217 Saguache, CO $38,193 Sanford, CO $38,002 San Pablo, CO $37,807 South Fork, CO $38,237 Villa Grove, CO $38,113

Salida, CO $38,263 Almont, CO $39,248 Buena Vista, CO $39,188 Canon City, CO $38,093 Cimarron, CO $38,350 Coal Creek, CO $37,867 Coaldale, CO $38,170 Cotopaxi, CO $38,063

Crested Butte, CO $39,455 Florence, CO $37,807 Monarch, CO $38,343 Granite, CO $38,919 Gunnison, CO $38,379 Hillside, CO $38,048 Howard, CO $38,238 Lake City, CO $38,347

Nathrop, CO $38,378

Restaurant Chef Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Restaurant Chef roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 45% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Biotechnology and Healthcare sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average. In contrast, Restaurant Chef positions in Transportation or MFG Nondurable typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Restaurant Chef as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Restaurant Chef

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Biotechnology	$49,096	$24.0	25%
Healthcare	$47,132	$23.0	20%
Internet	$47,132	$23.0	20%
Software & Networking	$47,132	$23.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$43,205	$21.0	10%

Restaurant Chef Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Restaurant Chef'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 July 01, 2026

$35,581

Average $39,277/year

$41,981

$2,965

Average $3,273/month

$3,498

$684

Average $755/week

$807

$17

Average $19/hour

$20

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$41,981	$3,498	$807	$20
Average	$39,277	$3,273	$755	$19
25th Percentile	$35,581	$2,965	$684	$17

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