Restaurant Chef Salary in Illinois

How much does a Restaurant Chef make in Illinois?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Restaurant Chef in Illinois is $39,239 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): $44,400
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $35,546 to $41,940
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $32,184

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Restaurant Chef Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$41,940	$3,495	$807	$20
Average	$39,239	$3,270	$755	$19
25th Percentile	$35,546	$2,962	$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:

Effingham: $36,170
Saint Peter: $36,120
Salem: $36,258

Effingham, IL $36,170 Saint Peter, IL $36,120 Salem, IL $36,258 Sandoval, IL $36,373 Scheller, IL $36,214 Sesser, IL $36,218 Shobonier, IL $36,237 Harwood Heights, IL $39,739

Elmwood Park, IL $39,755 Lincolnwood, IL $39,746 Niles, IL $39,704 Alsip, IL $39,384 Cicero, IL $39,764 Evergreen Park, IL $39,622 Riverdale, IL $39,017 Kankakee, IL $37,127

Aroma Park, IL $37,106 Ashkum, IL $36,440 Beaverville, IL $36,900 Bone Gap, IL $35,781 Bonnie, IL $36,149 Broughton, IL $36,143 Browns, IL $35,887 Buckner, IL $36,211

Burnt Prairie, IL $36,042 Carmi, IL $36,294 Christopher, IL $36,298 Cisne, IL $36,107 Clay City, IL $35,982 Coello, IL $36,239 Crossville, IL $36,138 Dahlgren, IL $36,136

Dale, IL $36,215 Dix, IL $36,241 Du Bois, IL $36,302 Du Quoin, IL $36,290 Ellery, IL $35,973 Emma, IL $36,310 Enfield, IL $36,164 Ewing, IL $36,140

Fairfield, IL $36,103 Farina, IL $36,088 Flora, IL $36,162 Frankfort Heights, IL $36,236 Freeman Spur, IL $36,263 Geff, IL $36,068 Golden Gate, IL $35,978 Grayville, IL $36,042

Ina, IL $36,204 Irvington, IL $36,431 Iuka, IL $36,109 Johnsonville, IL $36,097 Keenes, IL $36,093 Keensburg, IL $35,828 Kell, IL $36,195 Kinmundy, IL $36,100

Lancaster, IL $35,322 Logan, IL $36,239 Loogootee, IL $36,100 Louisville, IL $36,095 Mc Leansboro, IL $36,183 Macedonia, IL $36,125 Maunie, IL $36,323 Mill Shoals, IL $36,104

Mount Carmel, IL $35,636 Mount Vernon, IL $36,226 Mulkeytown, IL $36,161 Nason, IL $36,158 New Haven, IL $36,303 Noble, IL $35,854 Norris City, IL $36,239 Odin, IL $36,313

Omaha, IL $36,206 Opdyke, IL $36,164 Orient, IL $36,233 Patoka, IL $36,305 Radom, IL $36,368 Richview, IL $36,339 Rinard, IL $36,081 Sailor Springs, IL $36,117

Allendale, IL $34,927 Altamont, IL $36,126 Annapolis, IL $35,603 Beecher City, IL $36,095 Bridgeport, IL $34,799 Brownstown, IL $36,145 Calhoun, IL $35,363 Casey, IL $35,823

Claremont, IL $35,231 Cowden, IL $36,159 Dennison, IL $35,105 Dieterich, IL $36,100 Dundas, IL $35,642 Edgewood, IL $36,100 Flat Rock, IL $34,837 Greenup, IL $35,950

Herrick, IL $36,207 Hidalgo, IL $35,916 Hutsonville, IL $35,371 Ingraham, IL $35,960 Janesville, IL $36,077 Jewett, IL $36,018 Lakewood, IL $36,187 Lawrenceville, IL $34,573

Lerna, IL $36,112 Marshall, IL $35,274 Martinsville, IL $35,521 Alden, IL $37,083 Antioch, IL $37,307 Arlington Heights, IL $38,887 Elk Grove Village, IL $39,142 Rolling Meadows, IL $38,919

Barrington, IL $38,160 Crystal Lake, IL $37,331 Cary, IL $37,667 Deerfield, IL $38,835 Des Plaines, IL $39,415 Fox Lake, IL $37,302 Fox River Grove, IL $37,821 Glencoe, IL $39,294

Glenview, IL $39,518 Mansfield, IL $37,177 Milmine, IL $36,910 Monticello, IL $37,098 Muncie, IL $36,952 Oakwood, IL $36,791 Ogden, IL $37,168 Penfield, IL $37,075

Pesotum, IL $37,186 Philo, IL $37,296 Potomac, IL $36,910 Rantoul, IL $37,218 Ridge Farm, IL $36,200 Royal, IL $37,202 Sadorus, IL $37,218 Saint Joseph, IL $37,303

Savoy, IL $37,475 Seymour, IL $37,354 Sidell, IL $36,608 Sidney, IL $37,249 Thomasboro, IL $37,319 Tolono, IL $37,339 Weldon, IL $36,829 Westville, IL $36,485

White Heath, IL $37,253 Arcola, IL $36,592 Arthur, IL $36,797 Ashmore, IL $36,153 Atwood, IL $36,996 Bethany, IL $36,397 Brocton, IL $36,176 Camargo, IL $36,820

Charleston, IL $36,251 Chrisman, IL $35,851 Dalton City, IL $36,404 Gays, IL $36,209 Hammond, IL $36,834 Hindsboro, IL $36,479 Humboldt, IL $36,406 Hume, IL $36,383

Kansas, IL $35,774 La Place, IL $36,618 Lovington, IL $36,553 Mattoon, IL $36,287 Metcalf, IL $36,244 Murdock, IL $36,808 Newman, IL $36,722 Oakland, IL $36,331

Paris, IL $35,406 Redmon, IL $35,926 Oquawka, IL $36,190 Homer, IL $37,114 Indianola, IL $36,449 Ivesdale, IL $37,220 Longview, IL $37,066 Sullivan, IL $36,450

Tuscola, IL $36,932 Vermilion, IL $35,196 Villa Grove, IL $37,026 Windsor, IL $36,203 Alhambra, IL $36,793 Alton, IL $36,915 Batchtown, IL $36,530 Benld, IL $36,640

Bethalto, IL $36,921 Bingham, IL $36,197 Brighton, IL $36,801 Brussels, IL $36,758 Bunker Hill, IL $36,758 Butler, IL $36,373 Carrollton, IL $36,446 Coffeen, IL $36,378

Cottage Hills, IL $36,934 Donnellson, IL $36,415 Dorsey, IL $36,830 Dow, IL $36,826 Eagarville, IL $36,609 East Alton, IL $36,968 Edwardsville, IL $36,950 Eldred, IL $36,402

Elsah, IL $36,860 Fidelity, IL $36,676 Fieldon, IL $36,656 Fillmore, IL $36,274 Gillespie, IL $36,599 Glen Carbon, IL $37,029 Godfrey, IL $36,890 Golden Eagle, IL $36,773

Grafton, IL $36,774 Granite City, IL $37,136 Greenfield, IL $36,379 Hamburg, IL $36,363 Hamel, IL $36,846 Hardin, IL $36,540 Hartford, IL $37,093 Hillsboro, IL $36,438

Hillview, IL $36,221 Irving, IL $36,351 Jerseyville, IL $36,712 Kampsville, IL $36,328 Kane, IL $36,522 Litchfield, IL $36,495 Livingston, IL $36,736 Dover, IL $36,398

Eldena, IL $36,574 Grand Ridge, IL $36,318 Granville, IL $36,328 Hennepin, IL $36,318 Kasbeer, IL $36,287 Ladd, IL $36,405 La Moille, IL $36,298 Lee Center, IL $36,699

Leonore, IL $36,407 Long Point, IL $36,367 Lostant, IL $36,305 Mc Nabb, IL $36,322 Magnolia, IL $36,311 Malden, IL $36,301 Manlius, IL $36,284 Mark, IL $36,426

Marseilles, IL $36,594 Mendota, IL $36,439 Mineral, IL $36,217 Neponset, IL $36,222 New Bedford, IL $36,326 Oglesby, IL $36,364 Depue, IL $36,393 Ohio, IL $36,261

Ottawa, IL $36,377 Paw Paw, IL $36,724 Peru, IL $36,386 Princeton, IL $36,294 Rutland, IL $36,347 Seatonville, IL $36,395 Seneca, IL $36,747 Sheffield, IL $36,226

Spring Valley, IL $36,380 Standard, IL $36,411 Streator, IL $36,439 Sublette, IL $36,382 Tiskilwa, IL $36,269 Toluca, IL $36,403 Tonica, IL $36,320 Triumph, IL $36,481

Troy Grove, IL $36,391 Utica, IL $36,290 Van Orin, IL $36,301 Varna, IL $36,410 Walnut, IL $36,263 Wenona, IL $36,351 West Brooklyn, IL $36,546 Wyanet, IL $36,257

Galesburg, IL $36,289 Abingdon, IL $36,241 Adair, IL $36,153 Alexis, IL $36,181 Alpha, IL $36,180 Altona, IL $36,200 Avon, IL $36,201 Bardolph, IL $36,275

Berwick, IL $36,132 Biggsville, IL $36,133 Bishop Hill, IL $36,197 Blandinsville, IL $36,090 Bradford, IL $36,247 Bushnell, IL $36,226 Cameron, IL $36,166 Camp Grove, IL $36,366

Carman, IL $36,104 Castleton, IL $36,316 Cuba, IL $36,388 Dahinda, IL $36,269 East Galesburg, IL $36,321 Ellisville, IL $36,240 Fairview, IL $36,341 Fiatt, IL $36,406

Galva, IL $36,210 Gerlaw, IL $36,179 Gilson, IL $36,216 Gladstone, IL $36,133 Good Hope, IL $36,135 Henderson, IL $36,190 Industry, IL $36,123 Ipava, IL $36,249

Keithsburg, IL $36,170 Kewanee, IL $36,211 Kirkwood, IL $36,166 Knoxville, IL $36,261 La Fayette, IL $36,239 La Harpe, IL $36,107 Laura, IL $36,369 Littleton, IL $36,061

Little York, IL $36,165 Lomax, IL $36,115 Macomb, IL $36,204 Maquon, IL $36,297 Marietta, IL $36,204 Media, IL $36,110 Monmouth, IL $36,225 New Windsor, IL $36,179

North Henderson, IL $36,182 Oneida, IL $36,197 Ophiem, IL $36,172 Bloomington, IL $36,625 Anchor, IL $36,553 Armington, IL $36,497 Arrowsmith, IL $36,771 Atlanta, IL $36,480

Bellflower, IL $37,022 Carlock, IL $36,475 Chenoa, IL $36,359 Clinton, IL $36,493 Colfax, IL $36,442 Congerville, IL $36,482 Cooksville, IL $36,375 Cropsey, IL $36,510

Danvers, IL $36,500 Deer Creek, IL $36,534 Delavan, IL $36,500 Dewitt, IL $36,717 Downs, IL $36,458 Ellsworth, IL $36,446 El Paso, IL $36,401 Fairbury, IL $36,428

Flanagan, IL $36,363 Forrest, IL $36,477 Goodfield, IL $36,505 Graymont, IL $36,354 Gridley, IL $36,392 Heyworth, IL $36,430 Hopedale, IL $36,501 Hudson, IL $36,455

Kenney, IL $36,459 Lane, IL $36,712 Lawndale, IL $36,468 Le Roy, IL $36,564 Lexington, IL $36,397 Mc Lean, IL $36,478 Mackinaw, IL $36,515 Maroa, IL $36,452

Merna, IL $36,419 Minier, IL $36,488 Minonk, IL $36,385 Normal, IL $36,588 Pontiac, IL $36,405 Saunemin, IL $36,282 Saybrook, IL $36,869 Secor, IL $36,453

Shirley, IL $36,418 Sibley, IL $36,630 Stanford, IL $36,492 Strawn, IL $36,531 Towanda, IL $36,423 Wapella, IL $36,406 Waynesville, IL $36,383 Urbana, IL $37,514

Allerton, IL $36,828 Alvin, IL $36,535 Armstrong, IL $37,126 Bement, IL $37,011 Bismarck, IL $36,507 Bondville, IL $37,419 Broadlands, IL $37,025 Catlin, IL $36,596

Cerro Gordo, IL $36,797 Champaign, IL $37,514 Cisco, IL $36,879 Collison, IL $36,955 Danville, IL $36,641 Tilton, IL $36,656 De Land, IL $37,024 Dewey, IL $37,251

Fairmount, IL $36,834 Farmer City, IL $36,927 Fisher, IL $37,189 Fithian, IL $37,005 Foosland, IL $37,089 Georgetown, IL $36,325 Gifford, IL $37,124 Henning, IL $36,707

Prairie City, IL $36,200 Raritan, IL $36,291 Rio, IL $36,185 Roseville, IL $36,132 Saint Augustine, IL $36,183 Sciota, IL $36,072 Seaton, IL $36,174 Smithfield, IL $36,250

Smithshire, IL $36,116 Speer, IL $36,431 Stronghurst, IL $36,127 Table Grove, IL $36,201 Toulon, IL $36,288 Vermont, IL $36,185 Victoria, IL $36,240 Viola, IL $36,183

Wataga, IL $36,192 Williamsfield, IL $36,317 Woodhull, IL $36,185 Wyoming, IL $36,367 Astoria, IL $36,229 Benson, IL $36,430 Brimfield, IL $36,502 Bryant, IL $36,421

Canton, IL $36,460 Chillicothe, IL $36,508 Dunfermline, IL $36,447 Dunlap, IL $36,548 Edelstein, IL $36,500 Edwards, IL $36,579 Elmwood, IL $36,465 Eureka, IL $36,505

Farmington, IL $36,419 Forest City, IL $36,478 Glasford, IL $36,537 Green Valley, IL $36,511 Groveland, IL $36,585 Hanna City, IL $36,572 Henry, IL $36,346 Kingston Mines, IL $36,555

Lacon, IL $36,446 La Rose, IL $36,428 Lewistown, IL $36,361 Liverpool, IL $36,450 London Mills, IL $36,285 Lowpoint, IL $36,504 Manito, IL $36,502 Mapleton, IL $36,572

Metamora, IL $36,545 Morton, IL $36,572 Mossville, IL $36,574 Norris, IL $36,439 Pekin, IL $36,575 Princeville, IL $36,467 Putnam, IL $36,301 Roanoke, IL $36,469

Rome, IL $36,534 Saint David, IL $36,442 South Pekin, IL $36,548 Sparland, IL $36,407 Topeka, IL $36,462 Tremont, IL $36,545 Trivoli, IL $36,508 Washburn, IL $36,478

Washington, IL $36,576 Yates City, IL $36,390 Peoria, IL $36,617 Creve Coeur, IL $36,617 East Peoria, IL $36,617 Peoria Heights, IL $36,617 Sims, IL $36,107 Andalusia, IL $36,231

Springerton, IL $36,112 Tamaroa, IL $36,290 Texico, IL $36,125 Thompsonville, IL $36,150 Valier, IL $36,284 Vernon, IL $36,256 Walnut Hill, IL $36,286 Waltonville, IL $36,202

Wayne City, IL $36,123 West Frankfort, IL $36,229 Whittington, IL $36,155 Woodlawn, IL $36,279 Xenia, IL $36,098 Carbondale, IL $36,276 Alto Pass, IL $36,102 Anna, IL $36,197

Ava, IL $36,237 Belknap, IL $36,065 Boles, IL $36,128 Brookport, IL $35,960 Buncombe, IL $36,133 Cairo, IL $36,126 Cambria, IL $36,303 Campbell Hill, IL $36,337

Carrier Mills, IL $36,186 Carterville, IL $36,237 Cave In Rock, IL $36,049 Cobden, IL $36,157 Colp, IL $36,269 Ridott, IL $36,960 Rochelle, IL $36,951 Rock City, IL $36,961

Rock Falls, IL $36,383 Rockton, IL $37,062 Roscoe, IL $37,062 Savanna, IL $36,284 Scales Mound, IL $36,296 Seward, IL $37,025 Shannon, IL $36,618 Shirland, IL $37,040

South Beloit, IL $37,025 Sterling, IL $36,403 Stillman Valley, IL $37,016 Stockton, IL $36,434 Warren, IL $36,542 Winnebago, IL $37,081 Winslow, IL $36,635 Woosung, IL $36,508

Rockford, IL $37,079 Loves Park, IL $37,087 Machesney Park, IL $37,087 Rock Island, IL $36,086 Albany, IL $36,202 Aledo, IL $36,187 Dana, IL $36,327 Chandlerville, IL $36,519

Bluford, IL $36,134 Mahomet, IL $37,273 Andover, IL $36,172 Chapin, IL $36,374 Chatham, IL $36,951 Chesterfield, IL $36,444 Concord, IL $36,406 Easton, IL $36,447

Elkhart, IL $36,777 Emden, IL $36,484 Franklin, IL $36,660 Frederick, IL $36,206 Girard, IL $36,658 Greenview, IL $36,708 Hartsburg, IL $36,480 Havana, IL $36,383

Hettick, IL $36,410 Jacksonville, IL $36,578 Kilbourne, IL $36,473 Lincoln, IL $36,579 Lincolns New Salem, IL $36,736 Literberry, IL $36,594 Loami, IL $36,885 Lowder, IL $36,765

Manchester, IL $36,499 Mason City, IL $36,499 Meredosia, IL $36,289 Middletown, IL $36,720 Modesto, IL $36,636 Murrayville, IL $36,453 New Berlin, IL $36,871 New Holland, IL $36,569

Nilwood, IL $36,627 Oakford, IL $36,580 Palmyra, IL $36,503 Petersburg, IL $36,743 Pleasant Plains, IL $36,884 Rushville, IL $36,184 San Jose, IL $36,492 Scottville, IL $36,483

Sherman, IL $36,967 Shipman, IL $36,665 Tallula, IL $36,785 Thayer, IL $36,780 Virden, IL $36,749 Virginia, IL $36,448 Waverly, IL $36,744 Williamsville, IL $36,879

Winchester, IL $36,303 Woodson, IL $36,614 Springfield, IL $37,064 Bonfield, IL $37,015 Creal Springs, IL $36,163 Annawan, IL $36,208 Atkinson, IL $36,195 Barstow, IL $36,139

Buffalo Prairie, IL $36,212 Cambridge, IL $36,184 Carbon Cliff, IL $36,111 Coal Valley, IL $36,108 Colona, IL $36,145 Cordova, IL $36,206 Deer Grove, IL $36,252 East Moline, IL $36,127

Erie, IL $36,199 Fenton, IL $36,218 Fulton, IL $36,223 Geneseo, IL $36,182 Hampton, IL $36,165 Hillsdale, IL $36,187 Hooppole, IL $36,211 Illinois City, IL $36,217

Joy, IL $36,190 Lyndon, IL $36,249 Lynn Center, IL $36,170 Matherville, IL $36,181 Milan, IL $36,167 Moline, IL $36,040 Morrison, IL $36,274 New Boston, IL $36,197

Orion, IL $36,147 Osco, IL $36,163 Port Byron, IL $36,190 Preemption, IL $36,175 Prophetstown, IL $36,227 Rapids City, IL $36,179 Reynolds, IL $36,199 Sherrard, IL $36,171

Silvis, IL $36,095 Tampico, IL $36,249 Taylor Ridge, IL $36,219 Thomson, IL $36,280 La Salle, IL $36,361 Amboy, IL $36,449 Ancona, IL $36,333 Arlington, IL $36,237

Blackstone, IL $36,301 Buda, IL $36,223 Bureau, IL $36,374 Cedar Point, IL $36,400 Cherry, IL $36,381 Compton, IL $36,605 Cornell, IL $36,379 Dalzell, IL $36,426

Cypress, IL $36,127 De Soto, IL $36,180 Dongola, IL $36,135 Dowell, IL $36,289 Eddyville, IL $36,098 Eldorado, IL $36,246 Elizabethtown, IL $36,059 Elkville, IL $36,168

Energy, IL $36,257 Equality, IL $36,172 Galatia, IL $36,169 Golconda, IL $36,046 Goreville, IL $36,177 Gorham, IL $36,102 Grand Chain, IL $36,073 Grand Tower, IL $36,087

Grantsburg, IL $36,120 Harrisburg, IL $36,213 Herod, IL $36,064 Herrin, IL $36,270 Hurst, IL $36,256 Jacob, IL $36,101 Johnston City, IL $36,225 Jonesboro, IL $36,121

Joppa, IL $36,189 Junction, IL $36,162 Karbers Ridge, IL $36,103 Karnak, IL $36,101 Mc Clure, IL $36,056 Makanda, IL $36,160 Marion, IL $36,222 Metropolis, IL $36,115

Millcreek, IL $36,202 Miller City, IL $35,924 Mound City, IL $36,145 Mounds, IL $36,117 Muddy, IL $36,246 Murphysboro, IL $36,199 New Burnside, IL $36,154 Olive Branch, IL $36,101

Olmsted, IL $36,078 Oraville, IL $36,248 Ozark, IL $36,135 Perks, IL $36,112 Pittsburg, IL $36,178 Pomona, IL $36,084 Pulaski, IL $36,115 Raleigh, IL $36,193

Ridgway, IL $36,249 Rosiclare, IL $36,105 Royalton, IL $36,181 Shawneetown, IL $36,205 Simpson, IL $36,107 Stonefort, IL $36,115 Tamms, IL $36,103 Thebes, IL $36,082

Ullin, IL $36,125 Unity, IL $36,108 Vergennes, IL $36,209 Vienna, IL $36,163 Villa Ridge, IL $36,079 Willisville, IL $36,528 Wolf Lake, IL $36,036 Zeigler, IL $36,276

Centralia, IL $36,413 Hoyleton, IL $36,421 Akin, IL $36,128 Albion, IL $35,973 Alma, IL $36,186 Ashley, IL $36,319 Barnhill, IL $36,099 Belle Rive, IL $36,125

Bellmont, IL $35,962 Benton, IL $36,209 Bourbonnais, IL $37,330 Bradley, IL $37,325 Buckingham, IL $36,620 Buckley, IL $36,658 Cabery, IL $36,446 Campus, IL $36,547

Chatsworth, IL $36,528 Chebanse, IL $36,803 Cissna Park, IL $36,651 Claytonville, IL $36,589 Clifton, IL $36,579 Crescent City, IL $36,494 Cullom, IL $36,342 Danforth, IL $36,401

Donovan, IL $36,692 East Lynn, IL $36,757 Elliott, IL $36,978 Emington, IL $36,259 Essex, IL $37,007 Gibson City, IL $36,957 Gilman, IL $36,506 Goodwine, IL $36,604

Grant Park, IL $37,743 Herscher, IL $36,718 Hoopeston, IL $36,577 Hopkins Park, IL $37,150 Iroquois, IL $36,614 Kempton, IL $36,275 Loda, IL $36,843 Ludlow, IL $37,087

Manteno, IL $37,585 Martinton, IL $36,699 Melvin, IL $36,810 Milford, IL $36,445 Momence, IL $37,532 Onarga, IL $36,545 Papineau, IL $36,978 Paxton, IL $36,995

Pembroke Township, IL $37,147 Piper City, IL $36,485 Rankin, IL $36,851 Reddick, IL $36,759 Roberts, IL $36,643 Rossville, IL $36,552 Saint Anne, IL $37,001 Sheldon, IL $36,378

Stockland, IL $36,324 Thawville, IL $36,555 Union Hill, IL $36,926 Watseka, IL $36,456 Wellington, IL $36,488 Woodland, IL $36,498 Apple River, IL $36,406 Ashton, IL $36,746

Baileyville, IL $36,869 Belvidere, IL $37,044 Byron, IL $37,002 Caledonia, IL $37,050 Capron, IL $37,059 Cedarville, IL $36,881 Chadwick, IL $36,279 Chana, IL $36,881

Cherry Valley, IL $37,048 Dakota, IL $36,927 Davis, IL $36,983 Davis Junction, IL $37,029 Dixon, IL $36,550 Durand, IL $37,025 East Dubuque, IL $36,257 Eleroy, IL $36,803

Elizabeth, IL $36,268 Forreston, IL $36,731 Franklin Grove, IL $36,628 Freeport, IL $36,871 Galena, IL $36,281 Galt, IL $36,439 Garden Prairie, IL $37,062 German Valley, IL $36,942

Hanover, IL $36,235 Harmon, IL $36,282 Holcomb, IL $36,994 Kent, IL $36,511 Lanark, IL $36,455 Leaf River, IL $36,958 Lena, IL $36,636 Lindenwood, IL $36,987

Mc Connell, IL $36,840 Milledgeville, IL $36,388 Monroe Center, IL $37,022 Mount Carroll, IL $36,314 Mount Morris, IL $36,849 Nachusa, IL $36,538 Nora, IL $36,598 Orangeville, IL $36,912

Oregon, IL $36,849 Pearl City, IL $36,532 Pecatonica, IL $37,040 Polo, IL $36,563 Poplar Grove, IL $37,047 Midlothian, IL $39,067 Mason, IL $36,092 Romeoville, IL $38,659

Minooka, IL $37,827 Mokena, IL $38,595 Monee, IL $38,089 Morris, IL $37,153 New Lenox, IL $38,429 Oak Forest, IL $38,957 Oak Lawn, IL $39,614 Bridgeview, IL $39,665

Hometown, IL $39,654 Hickory Hills, IL $39,562 Justice, IL $39,677 Burbank, IL $39,679 Odell, IL $36,251 Olympia Fields, IL $38,373 Orland Park, IL $39,057 Palos Heights, IL $39,293

Palos Park, IL $39,244 Palos Hills, IL $39,461 Park Forest, IL $38,204 Peotone, IL $37,835 Posen, IL $38,997 Ransom, IL $36,328 Richton Park, IL $38,268 Robbins, IL $39,142

South Holland, IL $38,508 South Wilmington, IL $36,972 Steger, IL $38,150 Thornton, IL $38,366 Tinley Park, IL $38,771 Country Club Hills, IL $38,615 Verona, IL $36,643 Willow Springs, IL $39,436

Wilmington, IL $37,381 Worth, IL $39,440 University Park, IL $38,115 Homer Glen, IL $38,805 Bedford Park, IL $39,697 Summit Argo, IL $39,708 Aurora, IL $38,420 Batavia, IL $38,263

Big Rock, IL $37,297 Bristol, IL $37,749 Brookfield, IL $39,722 Clarendon Hills, IL $39,415 Downers Grove, IL $39,239 Woodridge, IL $39,082 Earlville, IL $36,598 Eola, IL $38,470

Hinckley, IL $36,984 Hinsdale, IL $39,530 Oak Brook, IL $39,505 La Grange, IL $39,689 La Grange Park, IL $39,706 Willowbrook, IL $39,398 Lee, IL $36,947 Leland, IL $36,669

Lisle, IL $39,013 Lyons, IL $39,729 Millbrook, IL $37,293 Millington, IL $37,163 Montgomery, IL $38,104 Mooseheart, IL $38,168 Naperville, IL $38,779 Newark, IL $37,144

North Aurora, IL $38,119 Oswego, IL $38,072 Plainfield, IL $38,348 Plano, IL $37,370 Riverside, IL $39,741 Sandwich, IL $37,077 Serena, IL $36,659 Shabbona, IL $36,882

Sheridan, IL $36,825 Somonauk, IL $36,913 Steward, IL $36,927 Sugar Grove, IL $37,727 Warrenville, IL $38,696 Waterman, IL $36,906 Wedron, IL $36,594 Western Springs, IL $39,619

Westmont, IL $39,401 Yorkville, IL $37,672 Darien, IL $39,266 Mode, IL $36,065 Montrose, IL $36,054 Mount Erie, IL $35,938 Neoga, IL $36,125 Newton, IL $35,888

Oblong, IL $35,634 Olney, IL $35,712 Palestine, IL $35,084 Parkersburg, IL $35,642 Robinson, IL $35,269 Saint Elmo, IL $36,116 Sainte Marie, IL $35,735 Saint Francisville, IL $34,771

Shumway, IL $36,081 Sigel, IL $36,087 Stewardson, IL $36,094 Stoy, IL $35,583 Strasburg, IL $36,113 Sumner, IL $35,014 Teutopolis, IL $36,125 Toledo, IL $36,069

Trilla, IL $36,089 Vandalia, IL $36,319 Watson, IL $36,129 Westfield, IL $36,048 West Liberty, IL $35,598 West Salem, IL $35,746 West Union, IL $35,270 West York, IL $35,361

Wheeler, IL $36,039 Willow Hill, IL $35,682 Yale, IL $35,773 Argenta, IL $36,582 Assumption, IL $36,434 Beason, IL $36,421 Blue Mound, IL $36,672 Boody, IL $36,630

Buffalo, IL $36,834 Bulpitt, IL $36,796 Chestnut, IL $36,594 Cornland, IL $36,821 Dawson, IL $36,929 Decatur, IL $36,585 Divernon, IL $36,827 Edinburg, IL $36,820

Elwin, IL $36,570 Farmersville, IL $36,697 Findlay, IL $36,276 Forsyth, IL $36,624 Glenarm, IL $36,906 Harristown, IL $36,618 Harvel, IL $36,585 Illiopolis, IL $36,736

Kincaid, IL $36,779 Lake Fork, IL $36,779 Latham, IL $36,619 Macon, IL $36,492 Mechanicsburg, IL $36,861 Morrisonville, IL $36,644 Mount Auburn, IL $36,752 Mount Pulaski, IL $36,704

Mt Zion, IL $36,563 Moweaqua, IL $36,472 Niantic, IL $36,664 Oconee, IL $36,281 Oreana, IL $36,562 Owaneco, IL $36,480 Palmer, IL $36,657 Pana, IL $36,434

Pawnee, IL $36,842 Raymond, IL $36,477 Riverton, IL $36,953 Rochester, IL $36,940 Shelbyville, IL $36,257 Stonington, IL $36,674 Taylorville, IL $36,673 Tovey, IL $36,791

Tower Hill, IL $36,299 West Point, IL $36,065 Fox Valley, IL $38,525 Golf, IL $39,639 Lovejoy, IL $37,194 Waggoner, IL $36,602 Warrensburg, IL $36,544 Alexander, IL $36,745

Alsey, IL $36,326 Arenzville, IL $36,340 Ashland, IL $36,687 Athens, IL $36,884 Auburn, IL $36,840 Bath, IL $36,314 Beardstown, IL $36,360 Bluffs, IL $36,286

Bluff Springs, IL $36,358 Browning, IL $36,225 Cantrall, IL $36,980 Carlinville, IL $36,467 Kingston, IL $37,033 Kirkland, IL $37,003 Lafox, IL $37,817 Lombard, IL $39,278

Malta, IL $36,997 Maple Park, IL $37,111 Marengo, IL $37,120 Maywood, IL $39,740 Westchester, IL $39,709 Broadview, IL $39,730 Lake In The Hills, IL $37,501 Medinah, IL $39,047

Schaumburg, IL $38,839 Melrose Park, IL $39,733 Hillside, IL $39,702 Berkeley, IL $39,681 Stone Park, IL $39,723 Hoffman Estates, IL $38,648 Plato Center, IL $37,549 River Grove, IL $39,742

Roselle, IL $38,916 Saint Charles, IL $38,189 Schiller Park, IL $39,715 South Elgin, IL $38,067 Sycamore, IL $37,147 Union, IL $37,168 Villa Park, IL $39,454 Wasco, IL $37,749

Wayne, IL $38,344 West Chicago, IL $38,541 Wheaton, IL $38,932 Winfield, IL $38,768 Wood Dale, IL $39,340 Evanston, IL $39,714 Chicago, IL $39,781 Oak Park, IL $39,760

River Forest, IL $39,752 Beecher, IL $37,943 Berwyn, IL $39,752 Crest Hill, IL $38,426 Shorewood, IL $38,077 Blue Island, IL $39,192 Braceville, IL $37,104 Braidwood, IL $37,312

Calumet City, IL $38,398 Channahon, IL $37,857 Chicago Heights, IL $38,196 Chicago Ridge, IL $39,541 Grayslake, IL $37,525 Gurnee, IL $37,477 Harvard, IL $37,101 Hebron, IL $36,900

Highland Park, IL $38,929 Fort Sheridan, IL $38,762 Palatine, IL $38,709 Highwood, IL $38,782 Ingleside, IL $37,330 Island Lake, IL $37,557 Kenilworth, IL $39,595 Lake Bluff, IL $38,107

Lake Forest, IL $38,449 Lake Villa, IL $37,365 Lake Zurich, IL $38,258 Libertyville, IL $37,915 Mchenry, IL $37,208 Morton Grove, IL $39,699 Mount Prospect, IL $39,220 Mundelein, IL $37,896

Vernon Hills, IL $38,284 Northbrook, IL $39,205 North Chicago, IL $37,800 Park Ridge, IL $39,674 Lincolnshire, IL $38,595 Prospect Heights, IL $39,077 Richmond, IL $37,161 Ringwood, IL $37,142

Round Lake, IL $37,386 Russell, IL $37,274 Skokie, IL $39,727 Waukegan, IL $37,539 Spring Grove, IL $37,248 Techny, IL $39,373 Wadsworth, IL $37,359 Wauconda, IL $37,709

Kaneville, IL $37,495 Pocahontas, IL $36,679 Great Lakes, IL $37,960 Coal City, IL $37,277 Crete, IL $38,080 Crestwood, IL $39,189 Dolton, IL $38,692 Dwight, IL $36,533

Elwood, IL $37,984 Flossmoor, IL $38,446 Frankfort, IL $38,330 Gardner, IL $36,805 Glenwood, IL $38,284 Harvey, IL $38,775 Markham, IL $38,803 Hazel Crest, IL $38,628

Homewood, IL $38,491 Joliet, IL $38,127 Kinsman, IL $36,420 Lansing, IL $38,257 Lemont, IL $39,061 Bolingbrook, IL $38,903 Lockport, IL $38,626 Manhattan, IL $38,006

Matteson, IL $38,389 Mazon, IL $36,886 Prairie Du Rocher, IL $36,671 Red Bud, IL $36,770 Renault, IL $36,709 Rockwood, IL $36,230 Saint Jacob, IL $36,900 Saint Libory, IL $36,760

Smithboro, IL $36,414 Smithton, IL $36,958 Sparta, IL $36,549 Steeleville, IL $36,460 Summerfield, IL $36,885 Tilden, IL $36,679 Trenton, IL $36,840 Troy, IL $36,973

Valmeyer, IL $36,832 Walsh, IL $36,484 Waterloo, IL $36,903 Quincy, IL $36,266 Augusta, IL $36,083 Barry, IL $36,085 Basco, IL $36,071 Baylis, IL $36,053

Bowen, IL $36,085 Camden, IL $36,032 Camp Point, IL $36,108 Carthage, IL $36,108 Chambersburg, IL $36,122 Clayton, IL $36,077 Coatsburg, IL $36,102 Colchester, IL $36,111

Colusa, IL $36,099 Dallas City, IL $36,101 Elvaston, IL $36,183 Ferris, IL $36,226 Fowler, IL $36,126 Golden, IL $36,111 Griggsville, IL $36,128 Hamilton, IL $36,147

Hull, IL $36,036 Huntsville, IL $36,015 Kinderhook, IL $36,054 La Prairie, IL $36,032 Liberty, IL $36,095 Lima, IL $36,134 Loraine, IL $36,084 Mendon, IL $36,108

Milton, IL $36,256 Mount Sterling, IL $36,105 Nauvoo, IL $36,115 Nebo, IL $36,202 New Canton, IL $36,032 New Salem, IL $36,063 Niota, IL $36,090 Paloma, IL $36,127

Payson, IL $36,108 Pearl, IL $36,179 Perry, IL $36,150 Pittsfield, IL $36,133 Plainville, IL $36,092 Pleasant Hill, IL $36,139 Plymouth, IL $36,063 Rockport, IL $36,016

Sutter, IL $36,034 Tennessee, IL $36,077 Timewell, IL $36,049 Ursa, IL $36,083 Versailles, IL $36,165 Warsaw, IL $36,079 Buffalo Grove, IL $38,662 Wheeling, IL $39,018

Wilmette, IL $39,643 Winnetka, IL $39,474 Winthrop Harbor, IL $37,291 Wonder Lake, IL $37,029 Woodstock, IL $37,109 Zion, IL $37,327 Addison, IL $39,286 Algonquin, IL $37,641

Bartlett, IL $38,495 Bellwood, IL $39,724 Bensenville, IL $39,536 Streamwood, IL $38,497 Bloomingdale, IL $38,953 Burlington, IL $37,204 Carpentersville, IL $37,840 Clare, IL $37,018

Cortland, IL $37,130 Creston, IL $36,972 Dekalb, IL $37,076 Carol Stream, IL $38,857 Dundee, IL $37,817 Elburn, IL $37,643 Elgin, IL $38,233 Elmhurst, IL $39,573

Esmond, IL $36,979 Forest Park, IL $39,750 Franklin Park, IL $39,718 Hanover Park, IL $38,713 Geneva, IL $38,061 Genoa, IL $37,081 Gilberts, IL $37,556 Glen Ellyn, IL $39,115

Glendale Heights, IL $39,048 Hampshire, IL $37,225 Hines, IL $39,739 Huntley, IL $37,206 Itasca, IL $39,179 Madison, IL $37,188 Marine, IL $36,867 Maryville, IL $37,039

Medora, IL $36,624 Michael, IL $36,392 Moro, IL $36,890 Mount Olive, IL $36,599 Mozier, IL $36,316 National Stock Yards, IL $37,194 New Douglas, IL $36,699 Nokomis, IL $36,418

Ohlman, IL $36,456 Panama, IL $36,539 Patterson, IL $36,339 Piasa, IL $36,727 Ramsey, IL $36,188 Rockbridge, IL $36,455 Roodhouse, IL $36,376 Rosamond, IL $36,371

Roxana, IL $37,004 Sawyerville, IL $36,655 Sorento, IL $36,535 South Roxana, IL $37,031 Staunton, IL $36,716 Taylor Springs, IL $36,488 Venice, IL $37,194 Walshville, IL $36,474

White Hall, IL $36,352 Wilsonville, IL $36,690 Witt, IL $36,386 Wood River, IL $36,985 Worden, IL $36,819 Wrights, IL $36,360 East Saint Louis, IL $37,194 Fairview Heights, IL $37,095

Addieville, IL $36,695 Albers, IL $36,744 Aviston, IL $36,762 Baldwin, IL $36,687 Bartelso, IL $36,580 Beckemeyer, IL $36,699 Belleville, IL $37,025 Mascoutah, IL $36,887

Scott Air Force Base, IL $36,956 Breese, IL $36,702 Carlyle, IL $36,490 Caseyville, IL $37,100 Chester, IL $36,466 Collinsville, IL $37,071 Columbia, IL $37,035 Coulterville, IL $36,503

Cutler, IL $36,373 Dupo, IL $37,136 East Carondelet, IL $37,114 Ellis Grove, IL $36,485 Evansville, IL $36,651 Freeburg, IL $36,916 Fults, IL $36,770 Germantown, IL $36,729

Greenville, IL $36,529 Hagarstown, IL $36,343 Hecker, IL $36,871 Highland, IL $36,795 Hoffman, IL $36,567 Huey, IL $36,465 Keyesport, IL $36,432 Lebanon, IL $36,946

Lenzburg, IL $36,774 Maeystown, IL $36,800 Marissa, IL $36,721 Menard, IL $36,473 Millstadt, IL $37,058 Modoc, IL $36,435 Mulberry Grove, IL $36,362 Nashville, IL $36,478

New Athens, IL $36,840 New Baden, IL $36,808 New Memphis, IL $36,782 Oakdale, IL $36,501 O Fallon, IL $37,022 Okawville, IL $36,659 Percy, IL $36,416 Pierron, IL $36,718

Pinckneyville, IL $36,387

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	$49,048	$24.0	25%
Healthcare	$47,086	$23.0	20%
Internet	$47,086	$23.0	20%
Software & Networking	$47,086	$23.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$43,162	$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

$35,546

Average $39,239/year

$41,940

$2,962

Average $3,270/month

$3,495

$684

Average $755/week

$807

$17

Average $19/hour

$20

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$41,940	$3,495	$807	$20
Average	$39,239	$3,270	$755	$19
25th Percentile	$35,546	$2,962	$684	$17

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