Restaurant Chef Salary in Georgia

How much does a Restaurant Chef make in Georgia?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Restaurant Chef in Georgia is $37,129 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $18.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $42,013
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $33,635 to $39,685
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $30,454

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Restaurant Chef Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$39,685	$3,307	$763	$19
Average	$37,129	$3,094	$714	$18
25th Percentile	$33,635	$2,803	$647	$16

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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:

Attapulgus: $34,429
Kennesaw: $37,129
Kingston: $35,405

Attapulgus, GA $34,429 Kennesaw, GA $37,129 Kingston, GA $35,405 Lebanon, GA $36,721 Lindale, GA $35,159 Marble Hill, GA $35,662 Mount Berry, GA $34,953 Mount Zion, GA $35,725

Nelson, GA $36,170 Rockmart, GA $36,159 Rome, GA $35,069 Roopville, GA $35,387 Rydal, GA $35,571 Shannon, GA $35,032 Silver Creek, GA $35,322 Talking Rock, GA $35,202

Tallapoosa, GA $35,386 Tate, GA $35,811 Taylorsville, GA $36,189 Temple, GA $36,385 Villa Rica, GA $36,652 Waco, GA $35,495 Waleska, GA $35,951 White, GA $36,062

Whitesburg, GA $36,428 Winston, GA $36,783 Woodstock, GA $37,000 Barnesville, GA $34,890 Brooks, GA $36,033 Concord, GA $35,120 Experiment, GA $36,117 Fairburn, GA $37,271

Fayetteville, GA $37,204 Flovilla, GA $35,071 Franklin, GA $35,072 Gay, GA $35,230 Glenn, GA $35,073 Grantville, GA $35,408 Greenville, GA $34,881 Griffin, GA $36,230

Hampton, GA $36,804 Haralson, GA $35,878 Hogansville, GA $35,019 Jackson, GA $35,523 Jenkinsburg, GA $35,892 Jonesboro, GA $37,345 Lagrange, GA $34,698 Manor, GA $34,189

Mershon, GA $34,179 Millwood, GA $34,181 Nahunta, GA $34,545 Nicholls, GA $34,221 Odum, GA $34,313 Offerman, GA $34,312 Patterson, GA $34,211 Saint Marys, GA $35,499

Screven, GA $34,204 Sea Island, GA $34,476 Saint George, GA $35,605 Surrency, GA $34,158 Waresboro, GA $34,311 Waverly, GA $34,799 Waynesville, GA $34,605 West Green, GA $34,194

White Oak, GA $34,870 Woodbine, GA $35,224 Valdosta, GA $34,332 Adel, GA $34,261 Alapaha, GA $34,191 Argyle, GA $34,303 Axson, GA $34,197 Barney, GA $34,209

Boston, GA $34,372 Cecil, GA $34,313 Dixie, GA $34,255 Du Pont, GA $34,142 Fargo, GA $34,319 Hahira, GA $34,281 Homerville, GA $34,220 Lakeland, GA $34,238

Lake Park, GA $34,282 Lenox, GA $34,191 Morven, GA $34,247 Nashville, GA $34,236 Naylor, GA $34,215 Pearson, GA $34,212 Quitman, GA $34,278 Ray City, GA $34,270

Sparks, GA $34,241 Statenville, GA $34,277 Stockton, GA $34,215 Willacoochee, GA $34,217 Moody A F B, GA $34,290 Albany, GA $33,861 Americus, GA $34,218 Andersonville, GA $34,206

Arabi, GA $34,049 Ashburn, GA $34,035 Baconton, GA $33,913 Barwick, GA $34,285 Berlin, GA $34,303 Locust Grove, GA $36,226 Bainbridge, GA $34,239 Blakely, GA $33,590

Bluffton, GA $33,924 Brinson, GA $34,164 Bronwood, GA $33,962 Cairo, GA $34,276 Calvary, GA $34,450 Cedar Springs, GA $33,408 Climax, GA $34,326 Coleman, GA $34,035

Colquitt, GA $34,115 Cuthbert, GA $34,097 Damascus, GA $33,981 Dawson, GA $33,972 Donalsonville, GA $34,086 Edison, GA $34,009 Fort Gaines, GA $33,909 Fowlstown, GA $34,414

Georgetown, GA $34,030 Iron City, GA $34,094 Jakin, GA $33,498 Leary, GA $33,938 Morgan, GA $33,949 Morris, GA $34,011 Newton, GA $34,010 Parrott, GA $34,089

Sasser, GA $33,918 Shellman, GA $34,056 Whigham, GA $34,310 Lovejoy, GA $36,954 Luthersville, GA $35,363 Mcdonough, GA $36,662 Meansville, GA $34,798 Milner, GA $35,193

Molena, GA $34,756 Moreland, GA $35,764 Morrow, GA $37,582 Newnan, GA $36,020 Orchard Hill, GA $35,386 Palmetto, GA $36,959 Peachtree City, GA $36,798 Red Oak, GA $37,607

Rex, GA $37,513 Riverdale, GA $37,487 Sargent, GA $36,147 Senoia, GA $36,043 Sharpsburg, GA $36,461 Stockbridge, GA $37,281 Sunny Side, GA $36,502 The Rock, GA $34,800

Thomaston, GA $34,621 Conley, GA $37,695 Turin, GA $36,257 Tyrone, GA $37,032 Union City, GA $37,400 Williamson, GA $35,493 Woodbury, GA $34,780 Ellenwood, GA $37,664

Zebulon, GA $35,118 Forest Park, GA $37,691 Stapleton, GA $34,989 Thomson, GA $35,043 Warrenton, GA $34,720 Waynesboro, GA $35,150 Wrens, GA $35,078 Augusta, GA $35,624

Abbeville, GA $34,235 North Metro, GA $37,211 Millen, GA $34,608 Mount Vernon, GA $34,185 Newington, GA $34,852 Norristown, GA $34,084 Nunez, GA $34,076 Oliver, GA $34,930

Portal, GA $34,348 Pulaski, GA $34,524 Register, GA $34,601 Adrian, GA $34,096 Allentown, GA $34,382 Bolingbroke, GA $34,513 Bonaire, GA $34,442 Butler, GA $34,320

Byromville, GA $34,221 Byron, GA $34,462 Cadwell, GA $34,218 Cordele, GA $34,216 Chauncey, GA $34,198 Chester, GA $34,333 Clinchfield, GA $34,322 Cochran, GA $34,372

Culloden, GA $34,596 Danville, GA $34,389 Davisboro, GA $34,413 Dexter, GA $34,315 Dry Branch, GA $34,460 Dublin, GA $34,346 Dudley, GA $34,330 Eastman, GA $34,279

Eatonton, GA $34,855 Elko, GA $34,316 East Dublin, GA $34,278 Centerville, GA $34,464 Forsyth, GA $34,708 Fort Valley, GA $34,409 Gordon, GA $34,440 Gray, GA $34,504

Haddock, GA $34,542 Hardwick, GA $34,388 Harrison, GA $34,215 Hawkinsville, GA $34,319 Helena, GA $34,236 Hillsboro, GA $34,624 Howard, GA $34,217 Ideal, GA $34,248

Irwinton, GA $34,391 Jeffersonville, GA $34,439 Jewell, GA $34,439 Juliette, GA $34,586 Kathleen, GA $34,422 Kite, GA $34,087 Knoxville, GA $34,430 Lilly, GA $34,316

Lizella, GA $34,498 Mc Intyre, GA $34,403 Mc Rae, GA $34,229 Marshallville, GA $34,349 Mauk, GA $34,186 Milledgeville, GA $34,404 Milan, GA $34,202 Montezuma, GA $34,282

Monticello, GA $34,971 Montrose, GA $34,364 Musella, GA $34,534 Oconee, GA $34,427 Oglethorpe, GA $34,285 Perry, GA $34,420 Pinehurst, GA $34,227 Pineview, GA $34,237

Pitts, GA $34,198 Rentz, GA $34,280 Reynolds, GA $34,332 Rhine, GA $34,187 Roberta, GA $34,527 Rochelle, GA $34,214 Rupert, GA $34,185 Sandersville, GA $34,416

Scotland, GA $34,279 Seville, GA $34,351 Shady Dale, GA $35,173 Smarr, GA $34,562 Sparta, GA $34,453 Warner Robins, GA $34,453 Comer, GA $34,488 Crawford, GA $34,588

Tennille, GA $34,327 Toomsboro, GA $34,325 Unadilla, GA $34,302 Vienna, GA $34,234 Warthen, GA $34,318 Wrightsville, GA $34,204 Yatesville, GA $34,670 Reidsville, GA $34,410

Rockledge, GA $34,141 Rocky Ford, GA $34,388 Sardis, GA $34,926 Soperton, GA $34,138 Statesboro, GA $34,723 Stillmore, GA $34,148 Sylvania, GA $34,452 Tarrytown, GA $34,121

Twin City, GA $34,100 Uvalda, GA $34,187 Vidalia, GA $34,213 Wadley, GA $34,423 Gainesville, GA $35,826 Chestnut Mountain, GA $36,198 Alto, GA $34,984 Baldwin, GA $34,782

Blairsville, GA $34,542 Blue Ridge, GA $34,675 Buford, GA $36,646 Bowersville, GA $34,875 Braselton, GA $36,201 Canon, GA $34,847 Carnesville, GA $34,721 Cherry Log, GA $34,666

Clarkesville, GA $34,609 Clayton, GA $34,708 Clermont, GA $35,310 Cleveland, GA $34,925 Commerce, GA $35,217 Cornelia, GA $34,891 Dahlonega, GA $35,284 Dawsonville, GA $35,791

Demorest, GA $34,740 Ellijay, GA $34,903 Dillard, GA $34,734 Eastanollee, GA $34,850 East Ellijay, GA $34,900 Epworth, GA $34,675 Flowery Branch, GA $36,337 Gillsville, GA $35,443

Habersham, GA $34,710 Helen, GA $34,489 Hiawassee, GA $34,504 Homer, GA $34,845 Hoschton, GA $36,192 Jefferson, GA $35,623 Lakemont, GA $34,662 Lavonia, GA $34,889

Lula, GA $35,279 Mc Caysville, GA $34,728 Martin, GA $34,870 Maysville, GA $35,309 Mineral Bluff, GA $34,613 Morganton, GA $34,583 Mountain City, GA $34,790 Mount Airy, GA $34,720

Murrayville, GA $35,528 Nicholson, GA $35,200 Oakwood, GA $36,178 Pendergrass, GA $35,724 Rabun Gap, GA $34,683 Sautee Nacoochee, GA $34,546 Suches, GA $34,662 Tallulah Falls, GA $34,777

Talmo, GA $35,751 Tiger, GA $34,691 Toccoa, GA $34,824 Turnerville, GA $34,754 Wiley, GA $34,790 Young Harris, GA $34,529 Toccoa Falls, GA $34,893 Athens, GA $35,195

Macon, GA $34,488 Allenhurst, GA $35,038 Bloomingdale, GA $35,653 Clyo, GA $35,149 Crescent, GA $34,840 Darien, GA $34,664 Eden, GA $35,531 Ellabell, GA $35,414

Fleming, GA $35,392 Hinesville, GA $35,134 Guyton, GA $35,367 Fort Stewart, GA $35,155 Ludowici, GA $34,787 Meldrim, GA $35,598 Meridian, GA $34,753 Midway, GA $35,326

Pembroke, GA $35,108 Pooler, GA $35,786 Riceboro, GA $35,093 Richmond Hill, GA $35,556 Rincon, GA $35,575 Sapelo Island, GA $34,694 Tybee Island, GA $35,681 Springfield, GA $35,253

Townsend, GA $34,788 Walthourville, GA $35,018 Savannah, GA $35,786 Swainsboro, GA $34,119 Ailey, GA $34,163 Alamo, GA $34,204 Alston, GA $34,193 Bartow, GA $34,324

Bellville, GA $34,572 Brooklet, GA $35,087 Claxton, GA $34,668 Cobbtown, GA $34,256 Collins, GA $34,353 Daisy, GA $34,843 Dover, GA $34,635 Garfield, GA $34,328

Girard, GA $34,961 Glennville, GA $34,598 Glenwood, GA $34,159 Hagan, GA $34,768 Louisville, GA $34,719 Lyons, GA $34,173 Manassas, GA $34,526 Metter, GA $34,287

Midville, GA $34,446 Waycross, GA $34,363 Atlanta, GA $37,695 Ty Ty, GA $34,106 Arlington, GA $33,956 Cumming, GA $36,386 Decatur, GA $37,695 Lithonia, GA $37,455

Snellville, GA $37,239 Lawrenceville, GA $36,982 Lilburn, GA $37,397 Loganville, GA $36,842 Oxford, GA $36,764 Mansfield, GA $35,732 Newborn, GA $35,428 Porterdale, GA $36,480

Pine Lake, GA $37,695 Redan, GA $37,561 Roswell, GA $37,261 Scottdale, GA $37,695 Smyrna, GA $37,695 Stone Mountain, GA $37,692 Tucker, GA $37,685 Brookfield, GA $34,272

Camilla, GA $34,060 Chula, GA $34,129 Cobb, GA $34,043 Coolidge, GA $34,238 Cotton, GA $34,103 De Soto, GA $33,995 Doerun, GA $33,972 Ellenton, GA $34,278

Enigma, GA $34,205 Fitzgerald, GA $34,260 Funston, GA $34,101 Hartsfield, GA $34,101 Thomasville, GA $34,300 Irwinville, GA $34,174 Leesburg, GA $33,886 Leslie, GA $34,046

Meigs, GA $34,213 Moultrie, GA $34,212 Mystic, GA $34,205 Norman Park, GA $34,175 Oakfield, GA $33,923 Ochlocknee, GA $34,257 Ocilla, GA $34,226 Omega, GA $34,162

Pavo, GA $34,219 Pelham, GA $34,244 Plains, GA $34,148 Poulan, GA $33,967 Putney, GA $33,861 Rebecca, GA $34,125 Sale City, GA $34,018 Smithville, GA $33,997

Sumner, GA $34,000 Sycamore, GA $34,099 Sylvester, GA $33,925 Tifton, GA $34,150 Duluth, GA $37,211 Acworth, GA $36,919 Adairsville, GA $35,208 Aragon, GA $35,576

Armuchee, GA $34,998 Austell, GA $37,479 Ball Ground, GA $36,316 Bowdon, GA $35,334 Bowdon Junction, GA $35,909 Bremen, GA $36,023 Clarkdale, GA $37,405 Carrollton, GA $36,078

Buchanan, GA $35,631 Canton, GA $36,553 Cartersville, GA $36,064 Lithia Springs, GA $37,471 Cassville, GA $35,923 Cave Spring, GA $34,880 Cedartown, GA $35,287 Mableton, GA $37,695

Powder Springs, GA $37,238 Coosa, GA $34,698 Dallas, GA $36,692 Douglasville, GA $37,179 Emerson, GA $36,602 Esom Hill, GA $35,095 Fairmount, GA $35,330 Felton, GA $35,595

Hiram, GA $37,059 Holly Springs, GA $36,827 Arnoldsville, GA $34,862 Bethlehem, GA $36,381 Bishop, GA $35,500 Bogart, GA $35,679 Bostwick, GA $35,548 Bowman, GA $34,709

Buckhead, GA $34,802 Carlton, GA $34,340 Colbert, GA $34,735 Avondale Estates, GA $37,695 Norcross, GA $37,457 Alpharetta, GA $36,928 Marietta, GA $37,456 Auburn, GA $36,480

Conyers, GA $37,134 Covington, GA $36,258 Grayson, GA $36,979 Jersey, GA $36,562 Dacula, GA $36,661 Clarkston, GA $37,695 Suwanee, GA $36,944 Social Circle, GA $35,957

Crawfordville, GA $34,549 Warwick, GA $33,972 Danielsville, GA $34,666 Dewy Rose, GA $34,758 Elberton, GA $34,693 Farmington, GA $35,328 Franklin Springs, GA $34,797 Good Hope, GA $35,686

Greensboro, GA $34,526 Hartwell, GA $34,912 High Shoals, GA $35,575 Hull, GA $34,922 Ila, GA $34,767 Lexington, GA $34,332 Madison, GA $35,214 Monroe, GA $36,253

Rayle, GA $34,471 Royston, GA $34,770 Rutledge, GA $35,543 Sharon, GA $34,709 Siloam, GA $34,430 Statham, GA $35,791 Stephens, GA $34,595 Tignall, GA $34,646

Union Point, GA $34,435 Maxeys, GA $34,562 Washington, GA $34,735 Watkinsville, GA $35,232 White Plains, GA $34,405 Winder, GA $36,150 Winterville, GA $34,906 Calhoun, GA $35,092

Chatsworth, GA $34,948 Chickamauga, GA $34,851 Cisco, GA $34,702 Cohutta, GA $34,816 Crandall, GA $34,747 Dalton, GA $34,894 Eton, GA $34,902 Flintstone, GA $34,946

Graysville, GA $34,928 La Fayette, GA $34,793 Lyerly, GA $34,842 Menlo, GA $34,670 Oakman, GA $35,016 Plainville, GA $35,063 Ranger, GA $34,997 Resaca, GA $35,012

Ringgold, GA $34,898 Rising Fawn, GA $34,882 Rock Spring, GA $34,867 Rocky Face, GA $34,809 Rossville, GA $34,958 Fort Oglethorpe, GA $34,949 Sugar Valley, GA $34,954 Summerville, GA $34,898

Lookout Mountain, GA $34,945 Tennga, GA $34,734 Trenton, GA $34,905 Trion, GA $34,880 Tunnel Hill, GA $34,850 Varnell, GA $34,834 Wildwood, GA $34,927 Appling, GA $35,301

Avera, GA $34,646 Blythe, GA $35,368 Boneville, GA $35,155 Camak, GA $34,852 Dearing, GA $35,197 Evans, GA $35,490 Gibson, GA $34,724 Gough, GA $34,964

Gracewood, GA $35,624 Grovetown, GA $35,452 Harlem, GA $35,317 Hephzibah, GA $35,481 Keysville, GA $35,210 Lincolnton, GA $35,016 Matthews, GA $35,200 Mesena, GA $34,951

Mitchell, GA $34,502 Norwood, GA $34,651 Wray, GA $34,188 Box Springs, GA $34,101 Buena Vista, GA $34,117 Cataula, GA $34,067 Cusseta, GA $34,087 Ellaville, GA $34,205

Ellerslie, GA $34,072 Fortson, GA $34,052 Geneva, GA $34,144 Hamilton, GA $34,081 Junction City, GA $34,201 Louvale, GA $34,079 Lumpkin, GA $34,104 Manchester, GA $34,549

Midland, GA $34,053 Omaha, GA $34,088 Pine Mountain, GA $34,326 Pine Mountain Valley, GA $34,258 Preston, GA $34,124 Richland, GA $34,112 Shiloh, GA $34,334 Talbotton, GA $34,368

Upatoi, GA $34,074 Warm Springs, GA $34,512 Waverly Hall, GA $34,094 Weston, GA $34,075 West Point, GA $34,253 Woodland, GA $34,464 Columbus, GA $34,034 Fort Benning, GA $34,049

Jasper, GA $35,594 Perkins, GA $34,791 Alma, GA $34,227 Ambrose, GA $34,214 Baxley, GA $34,219 Blackshear, GA $34,262 Bristol, GA $34,181 Broxton, GA $34,216

Brunswick, GA $34,734 Saint Simons Island, GA $34,555 Jekyll Island, GA $34,803 Denton, GA $34,185 Douglas, GA $34,303 Folkston, GA $34,812 Hazlehurst, GA $34,227 Hoboken, GA $34,511

Hortense, GA $34,302 Jacksonville, GA $34,160 Jesup, GA $34,392 Kings Bay, GA $35,539 Kingsland, GA $35,544 Lumber City, GA $34,174

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	$46,411	$22.0	25%
Healthcare	$44,555	$21.0	20%
Internet	$44,555	$21.0	20%
Software & Networking	$44,555	$21.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$40,842	$20.0	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

$33,635

Average $37,129/year

$39,685

$2,803

Average $3,094/month

$3,307

$647

Average $714/week

$763

$16

Average $18/hour

$19

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$39,685	$3,307	$763	$19
Average	$37,129	$3,094	$714	$18
25th Percentile	$33,635	$2,803	$647	$16

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