Restaurant Chef Salary in Maine

How much does a Restaurant Chef make in Maine?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Restaurant Chef in Maine is $37,533 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): $42,470
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $34,001 to $40,117
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $30,785

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Restaurant Chef Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$40,117	$3,343	$771	$19
Average	$37,533	$3,128	$722	$18
25th Percentile	$34,001	$2,833	$654	$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:

Freedom: $36,939
Harmony: $36,923
Hartland: $36,971

Freedom, ME $36,939 Harmony, ME $36,923 Hartland, ME $36,971 Hinckley, ME $37,006 Jackman, ME $36,827 Kingfield, ME $37,037 Liberty, ME $37,007 Madison, ME $37,086

Monroe, ME $36,885 Morrill, ME $36,949 Newport, ME $36,890 New Portland, ME $37,094 New Sharon, ME $37,049 New Vineyard, ME $37,072 Norridgewock, ME $37,072 North Anson, ME $37,094

North Vassalboro, ME $37,161 Oakland, ME $37,085 Oquossoc, ME $36,961 Palmyra, ME $36,914 Phillips, ME $36,976 Pittsfield, ME $36,974 Plymouth, ME $36,895 Rangeley, ME $36,985

Portland, ME $38,750 Falmouth, ME $38,662 South Portland, ME $38,750 Cape Elizabeth, ME $38,673 Peaks Island, ME $38,710 Cumberland Foreside, ME $38,624 Auburn, ME $37,930 Andover, ME $36,974

Bethel, ME $37,037 Bryant Pond, ME $37,174 Buckfield, ME $37,340 Canton, ME $37,106 Durham, ME $38,170 Danville, ME $38,044 Dixfield, ME $37,029 Dryden, ME $37,072

East Andover, ME $36,985 East Dixfield, ME $37,089 East Livermore, ME $37,308 East Poland, ME $37,975 Stoneham, ME $37,191 East Wilton, ME $37,159 Greene, ME $37,639 Hanover, ME $37,005

Hebron, ME $37,605 Jay, ME $37,097 Lewiston, ME $37,909 Lisbon, ME $38,029 Lisbon Falls, ME $37,971 Livermore, ME $37,247 Livermore Falls, ME $37,223 Greenwood, ME $37,224

Mechanic Falls, ME $37,862 Mexico, ME $37,065 Minot, ME $37,721 Monmouth, ME $37,519 New Gloucester, ME $38,195 Newry, ME $36,936 North Jay, ME $37,079 Leeds, ME $37,429

North Monmouth, ME $37,464 North Turner, ME $37,402 North Waterford, ME $37,364 Norway, ME $37,484 Oxford, ME $37,684 Paris, ME $37,558 Poland, ME $37,981 Roxbury, ME $36,949

Rumford, ME $37,044 Sabattus, ME $37,743 South Paris, ME $37,506 Turner, ME $37,507 Wayne, ME $37,337 Weld, ME $36,976 West Bethel, ME $37,007 Bowdoin, ME $37,738

West Minot, ME $37,666 West Paris, ME $37,357 Peru, ME $37,121 West Poland, ME $37,952 Sumner, ME $37,238 Wilton, ME $37,074 Augusta, ME $37,177 Coopers Mills, ME $37,228

Dresden, ME $37,534 East Winthrop, ME $37,293 Farmingdale, ME $37,395 Gardiner, ME $37,463 Randolph, ME $37,395 Hallowell, ME $37,348 Jefferson, ME $37,100 Kents Hill, ME $37,176

Litchfield, ME $37,574 Manchester, ME $37,249 Mount Vernon, ME $37,086 Whitefield, ME $37,249 Palermo, ME $37,038 Sebasco Estates, ME $38,133 Readfield, ME $37,239 Saint Albans, ME $36,942

South Bristol, ME $37,561 Squirrel Island, ME $37,686 Trevett, ME $37,712 Waldoboro, ME $37,092 Walpole, ME $37,501 Washington, ME $37,000 West Boothbay Harbor, ME $37,753 Southport, ME $37,837

Wiscasset, ME $37,646 Woolwich, ME $37,735 Ellsworth, ME $36,849 Addison, ME $36,804 Gouldsboro, ME $36,837 Bar Harbor, ME $36,907 Beals, ME $36,845 Bernard, ME $36,919

Birch Harbor, ME $36,872 Blue Hill, ME $36,888 Brooklin, ME $36,889 Brooksville, ME $36,888 Calais, ME $36,791 Cherryfield, ME $36,749 Columbia Falls, ME $36,747 Corea, ME $36,839

Cranberry Isles, ME $36,847 Cutler, ME $36,749 Deer Isle, ME $36,923 Dennysville, ME $36,715 East Blue Hill, ME $36,890 East Machias, ME $36,749 Eastport, ME $36,858 Franklin, ME $36,841

Frenchboro, ME $36,826 Grand Lake Stream, ME $36,692 Hancock, ME $36,896 Harborside, ME $36,882 Harrington, ME $36,829 Hulls Cove, ME $36,907 Isle Au Haut, ME $36,826 Islesford, ME $36,903

Jonesboro, ME $36,779 Jonesport, ME $36,813 Little Deer Isle, ME $36,918 Lubec, ME $36,768 Bass Harbor, ME $36,920 Machias, ME $36,786 Machiasport, ME $36,804 Meddybemps, ME $36,692

Milbridge, ME $36,843 Mount Desert, ME $36,879 Northeast Harbor, ME $36,903 Sullivan, ME $36,846 Pembroke, ME $36,749 Perry, ME $36,783 Princeton, ME $36,690 Prospect Harbor, ME $36,876

Robbinston, ME $36,741 Salsbury Cove, ME $36,912 Sargentville, ME $36,899 Seal Cove, ME $36,880 Seal Harbor, ME $36,893 Sedgwick, ME $36,895 Sorrento, ME $36,880 Southwest Harbor, ME $36,913

Steuben, ME $36,823 Stonington, ME $36,927 Sunset, ME $36,799 Surry, ME $36,888 Swans Island, ME $36,855 Wesley, ME $36,644 Whiting, ME $36,739 Winter Harbor, ME $36,844

Baileyville, ME $36,728 Houlton, ME $36,651 Ashland, ME $36,598 Benedicta, ME $36,517 Blaine, ME $36,642 Bridgewater, ME $36,555 Caribou, ME $36,717 Clayton Lake, ME $36,651

Crouseville, ME $36,675 Eagle Lake, ME $36,639 Easton, ME $36,680 Estcourt Station, ME $36,666 Fort Fairfield, ME $36,699 Fort Kent, ME $36,715 Fort Kent Mills, ME $36,684 Frenchville, ME $36,726

Grand Isle, ME $36,675 Island Falls, ME $36,521 Limestone, ME $36,689 Madawaska, ME $36,787 Mapleton, ME $36,631 Richmond, ME $37,595 South China, ME $37,075 South Gardiner, ME $37,509

Vienna, ME $37,019 Windsor, ME $37,055 Winthrop, ME $37,398 Bangor, ME $36,875 Abbot, ME $36,881 Aurora, ME $36,681 Bradford, ME $36,858 Bradley, ME $36,859

Brewer, ME $36,873 Brookton, ME $36,557 Brownville, ME $36,752 Brownville Junction, ME $36,979 Bucksport, ME $36,870 Burlington, ME $36,739 Greenbush, ME $36,823 Carmel, ME $36,876

Castine, ME $36,953 Charleston, ME $36,865 Danforth, ME $36,618 Dover Foxcroft, ME $36,886 Corinth, ME $36,871 Eddington, ME $36,863 Holden, ME $36,866 East Millinocket, ME $36,712

East Orland, ME $36,866 Etna, ME $36,884 Exeter, ME $36,878 Frankfort, ME $36,877 Greenville, ME $36,664 Greenville Junction, ME $36,784 Guilford, ME $36,871 Hampden, ME $36,875

Howland, ME $36,788 Hudson, ME $36,869 Kenduskeag, ME $36,873 Kingman, ME $36,579 Lagrange, ME $36,831 Lambert Lake, ME $36,622 Lee, ME $36,730 Levant, ME $36,875

Lincoln, ME $36,727 Mattawamkeag, ME $36,608 Medway, ME $36,617 Milford, ME $36,853 Millinocket, ME $36,562 Milo, ME $36,821 Monson, ME $36,878 Olamon, ME $36,834

Old Town, ME $36,859 Orono, ME $36,869 Orient, ME $36,582 Orland, ME $36,867 Orrington, ME $36,871 Passadumkeag, ME $36,813 Penobscot, ME $36,868 Rockwood, ME $36,721

Sangerville, ME $36,903 Sebec, ME $36,845 Shirley Mills, ME $36,855 Springfield, ME $36,634 Stetson, ME $36,880 Stillwater, ME $36,870 Topsfield, ME $36,588 Vanceboro, ME $36,620

Waite, ME $36,639 West Enfield, ME $36,804 Winn, ME $36,657 Winterport, ME $36,875 Wytopitlock, ME $36,528 Bath, ME $37,996 Alna, ME $37,391 Boothbay, ME $37,645

Boothbay Harbor, ME $37,730 Bristol, ME $37,418 Chamberlain, ME $37,482 Damariscotta, ME $37,394 East Boothbay, ME $37,673 Friendship, ME $37,178 Georgetown, ME $37,948 Isle Of Springs, ME $37,646

Bremen, ME $37,314 Newcastle, ME $37,410 New Harbor, ME $37,541 Nobleboro, ME $37,261 Edgecomb, ME $37,537 Pemaquid, ME $37,504 Phippsburg, ME $38,101 Cushing, ME $37,056

Round Pond, ME $37,411 Sandy Point, ME $36,874 Searsmont, ME $36,962 Searsport, ME $36,880 Shawmut, ME $37,120 Skowhegan, ME $37,039 Smithfield, ME $37,059 Solon, ME $37,039

Stockton Springs, ME $36,874 Stratton, ME $37,008 Strong, ME $37,040 Temple, ME $37,026 West Forks, ME $36,812 Thorndike, ME $36,912 Troy, ME $36,901 Unity, ME $36,948

Vassalboro, ME $37,061 West Farmington, ME $37,169 Berwick, ME $39,393 Cape Neddick, ME $39,694 Eliot, ME $40,219 Kittery, ME $40,336 Kittery Point, ME $40,033 North Berwick, ME $39,090

Ogunquit, ME $39,445 South Berwick, ME $39,790 York, ME $40,017 York Beach, ME $39,826 York Harbor, ME $40,028 Acton, ME $37,974 Alfred, ME $38,512 Bailey Island, ME $38,355

Bar Mills, ME $38,451 Biddeford, ME $38,463 Biddeford Pool, ME $38,464 Bowdoinham, ME $37,712 Bridgton, ME $37,648 Brownfield, ME $37,614 Brunswick, ME $38,157 Bustins Island, ME $38,427

Cape Porpoise, ME $38,636 Casco, ME $38,095 Center Lovell, ME $37,370 Chebeague Island, ME $38,511 Cliff Island, ME $38,595 Cornish, ME $38,048 Cumberland Center, ME $38,551 Denmark, ME $37,609

East Baldwin, ME $38,145 Lebanon, ME $38,780 East Parsonsfield, ME $37,847 Sebago, ME $38,048 East Waterboro, ME $38,337 Freeport, ME $38,357 Fryeburg, ME $37,420 Gorham, ME $38,517

Gray, ME $38,283 Harrison, ME $37,441 Hiram, ME $37,930 Hollis Center, ME $38,385 Kennebunk, ME $38,665 Kennebunkport, ME $38,518 Parsonsfield, ME $37,846 Limerick, ME $38,197

Limington, ME $38,187 Long Island, ME $38,660 Lovell, ME $37,316 Moody, ME $39,140 Naples, ME $37,937 Newfield, ME $38,135 North Bridgton, ME $37,667 North Waterboro, ME $38,270

Windham, ME $38,479 Ocean Park, ME $38,493 Old Orchard Beach, ME $38,519 Orrs Island, ME $38,322 Porter, ME $37,719 Pownal, ME $38,297 Scarborough, ME $38,649 Raymond, ME $38,216

Saco, ME $38,496 Sanford, ME $38,692 Sebago Lake, ME $38,186 Shapleigh, ME $38,333 South Casco, ME $38,238 South Freeport, ME $38,337 Harpswell, ME $38,315 South Windham, ME $38,550

Springvale, ME $38,466 Standish, ME $38,346 Steep Falls, ME $38,264 Topsham, ME $38,026 Waterboro, ME $38,409 Waterford, ME $37,400 Wells, ME $39,064 West Baldwin, ME $38,077

Westbrook, ME $38,659 Buxton, ME $38,453 West Kennebunk, ME $38,645 West Newfield, ME $37,947 Yarmouth, ME $38,515 North Yarmouth, ME $38,435 Mars Hill, ME $36,678 Monticello, ME $36,604

New Limerick, ME $36,628 New Sweden, ME $36,677 Oakfield, ME $36,590 Oxbow, ME $36,441 Patten, ME $36,465 Perham, ME $36,652 Portage, ME $36,633 Presque Isle, ME $36,726

Saint Agatha, ME $36,708 Saint David, ME $36,701 Saint Francis, ME $36,651 Sheridan, ME $36,608 Sherman, ME $36,553 Stacyville, ME $36,508 Sinclair, ME $36,640 Smyrna Mills, ME $36,530

Wallagrass, ME $36,681 Stockholm, ME $36,645 Van Buren, ME $36,691 Washburn, ME $36,676 Westfield, ME $36,626 Rockland, ME $37,035 Camden, ME $37,032 Glen Cove, ME $37,020

Hope, ME $37,018 Islesboro, ME $36,923 Lincolnville, ME $36,953 Lincolnville Center, ME $36,955 Matinicus, ME $36,892 Monhegan, ME $37,286 North Haven, ME $36,918 Owls Head, ME $36,968

Port Clyde, ME $37,175 Rockport, ME $37,023 South Thomaston, ME $36,968 Spruce Head, ME $36,990 Tenants Harbor, ME $37,097 Thomaston, ME $36,995 Union, ME $37,016 Vinalhaven, ME $36,918

Warren, ME $36,977 West Rockport, ME $37,027 Waterville, ME $37,109 Albion, ME $37,050 Anson, ME $37,075 Athens, ME $36,972 Belfast, ME $36,954 Belgrade, ME $37,039

Belgrade Lakes, ME $37,000 Bingham, ME $36,969 Brooks, ME $36,893 Burnham, ME $36,930 Cambridge, ME $36,922 Canaan, ME $36,983 Caratunk, ME $36,899 China Village, ME $37,151

Clinton, ME $36,995 Corinna, ME $36,893 Detroit, ME $36,905 Dexter, ME $36,942 Dixmont, ME $36,888 East Newport, ME $36,892 East Vassalboro, ME $37,083 Eustis, ME $36,859

Fairfield, ME $37,058 Farmington, ME $37,088 Garland, ME $36,874 Farmington Falls, ME $37,148

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	$46,917	$23.0	25%
Healthcare	$45,040	$22.0	20%
Internet	$45,040	$22.0	20%
Software & Networking	$45,040	$22.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$41,287	$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

$34,001

Average $37,533/year

$40,117

$2,833

Average $3,128/month

$3,343

$654

Average $722/week

$771

$16

Average $18/hour

$19

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$40,117	$3,343	$771	$19
Average	$37,533	$3,128	$722	$18
25th Percentile	$34,001	$2,833	$654	$16

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