Restaurant Chef Salary in New Jersey

How much does a Restaurant Chef make in New Jersey?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Restaurant Chef in New Jersey is $41,725 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $20.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $47,213
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $37,799 to $44,598
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $34,224

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Restaurant Chef Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$44,598	$3,717	$858	$21
Average	$41,725	$3,477	$802	$20
25th Percentile	$37,799	$3,150	$727	$18

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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:

Maywood: $43,717
Teterboro: $43,734
Alpine: $43,717

Maywood, NJ $43,717 Teterboro, NJ $43,734 Alpine, NJ $43,717 Bergenfield, NJ $43,743 Closter, NJ $43,744 Cresskill, NJ $43,744 Demarest, NJ $43,743 Dumont, NJ $43,756

Emerson, NJ $43,773 Englewood, NJ $43,740 Englewood Cliffs, NJ $43,756 Harrington Park, NJ $43,750 Haworth, NJ $43,763 Hillsdale, NJ $43,766 Little Ferry, NJ $43,754 Lodi, NJ $43,722

Montvale, NJ $43,733 New Milford, NJ $43,761 Northvale, NJ $43,719 Norwood, NJ $43,733 Oradell, NJ $43,779 Palisades Park, NJ $43,784 Paramus, NJ $43,785 Park Ridge, NJ $43,747

Ridgefield, NJ $43,829 Ridgefield Park, NJ $43,737 River Edge, NJ $43,763 Rochelle Park, NJ $43,731 Saddle Brook, NJ $43,736 Teaneck, NJ $43,719 Tenafly, NJ $43,741 Clementon, NJ $40,157

Columbus, NJ $41,384 Deepwater, NJ $38,951 Ewan, NJ $39,704 Gibbsboro, NJ $40,200 Gibbstown, NJ $39,916 Glassboro, NJ $39,873 Glendora, NJ $40,170 Gloucester City, NJ $40,160

Bellmawr, NJ $40,163 Grenloch, NJ $40,084 Haddonfield, NJ $40,189 Haddon Heights, NJ $40,172 Hainesport, NJ $40,768 Hammonton, NJ $40,023 Hancocks Bridge, NJ $39,237 Harrisonville, NJ $39,476

Jobstown, NJ $41,314 Juliustown, NJ $41,245 Voorhees, NJ $40,225 Lawnside, NJ $40,195 Willingboro, NJ $40,804 Lumberton, NJ $40,767 Magnolia, NJ $40,187 Manahawkin, NJ $40,524

Mantua, NJ $40,028 Maple Shade, NJ $40,270 Marlton, NJ $40,309 Mount Laurel, NJ $40,500 Medford, NJ $40,477 Mickleton, NJ $39,861 Moorestown, NJ $40,449 Mount Ephraim, NJ $40,164

Mount Holly, NJ $41,002 Mount Royal, NJ $40,033 Mullica Hill, NJ $39,749 National Park, NJ $40,147 New Lisbon, NJ $40,997 Palmyra, NJ $40,240 Paulsboro, NJ $40,085 Pedricktown, NJ $39,043

Pemberton, NJ $41,035 Penns Grove, NJ $38,974 Pennsville, NJ $38,997 Pitman, NJ $39,940 Quinton, NJ $39,238 Rancocas, NJ $40,794 Richwood, NJ $39,867 Riverside, NJ $40,578

Riverton, NJ $40,316 Runnemede, NJ $40,168 Salem, NJ $39,207 Sewell, NJ $40,010 Sicklerville, NJ $40,042 Somerdale, NJ $40,182 Stratford, NJ $40,175 Swedesboro, NJ $39,390

Thorofare, NJ $40,138 Tuckerton, NJ $40,306 Vincentown, NJ $40,572 Waterford Works, NJ $40,102 Wenonah, NJ $40,086 West Berlin, NJ $40,202 West Creek, NJ $40,435 Westville, NJ $40,155

Williamstown, NJ $39,950 Winslow, NJ $39,995 West Deptford, NJ $40,139 Westwood, NJ $43,755 Woodbury Heights, NJ $40,117 Township Of Washington, NJ $43,776 Woodcliff Lake, NJ $43,756 Red Bank, NJ $42,700

Shrewsbury, NJ $42,539 Fort Monmouth, NJ $42,482 Fair Haven, NJ $42,751 Adelphia, NJ $42,074 Allenhurst, NJ $42,093 Asbury Park, NJ $42,196 Belmar, NJ $41,805 Atlantic Highlands, NJ $42,983

Avon By The Sea, NJ $41,892 Belford, NJ $43,010 Bradley Beach, NJ $41,951 Cliffwood, NJ $43,130 Colts Neck, NJ $42,456 Deal, NJ $42,161 Eatontown, NJ $42,441 Englishtown, NJ $42,499

Farmingdale, NJ $42,070 Freehold, NJ $42,163 Hazlet, NJ $43,040 Howell, NJ $41,794 Highlands, NJ $43,189 Holmdel, NJ $42,849 Keansburg, NJ $43,070 Keyport, NJ $43,172

Leonardo, NJ $42,972 Lincroft, NJ $42,661 Little Silver, NJ $42,616 Long Branch, NJ $42,410 Marlboro, NJ $42,651 Matawan, NJ $43,057 Middletown, NJ $42,886 Monmouth Beach, NJ $42,637

Morganville, NJ $42,824 Navesink, NJ $42,855 Neptune, NJ $42,060 Oakhurst, NJ $42,225 Ocean Grove, NJ $41,986 Oceanport, NJ $42,512 Port Monmouth, NJ $43,058 Rumson, NJ $42,831

Spring Lake, NJ $41,747 Tennent, NJ $42,519 West Long Branch, NJ $42,356 Wickatunk, NJ $42,779 Dover, NJ $42,661 Mine Hill, NJ $42,526 Picatinny Arsenal, NJ $42,759 Allamuchy, NJ $41,781

Andover, NJ $41,780 Augusta, NJ $41,671 Belvidere, NJ $40,812 Blairstown, NJ $40,879 Branchville, NJ $41,093 Montague, NJ $41,067 Budd Lake, NJ $42,082 Woodstown, NJ $39,311

Camden, NJ $40,162 Audubon, NJ $40,169 Oaklyn, NJ $40,166 Collingswood, NJ $40,173 Merchantville, NJ $40,187 Pennsauken, NJ $40,186 Absecon, NJ $40,452 Avalon, NJ $39,828

Brigantine, NJ $40,461 Cape May, NJ $39,581 Cape May Court House, NJ $39,737 Cape May Point, NJ $39,521 Cologne, NJ $40,275 Dennisville, NJ $39,838 Egg Harbor City, NJ $40,180 Elwood, NJ $40,032

Goshen, NJ $39,681 Green Creek, NJ $39,664 Middlesex, NJ $43,088 Milford, NJ $40,507 Milltown, NJ $43,181 Monmouth Junction, NJ $42,900 Neshanic Station, NJ $43,041 Piscataway, NJ $43,173

Old Bridge, NJ $42,978 Oldwick, NJ $42,993 Parlin, NJ $43,152 Perth Amboy, NJ $43,113 Fords, NJ $43,094 Phillipsburg, NJ $40,114 Pittstown, NJ $41,932 Quakertown, NJ $42,155

Raritan, NJ $43,061 Readington, NJ $43,052 Sayreville, NJ $43,153 Somerset, NJ $43,061 Somerville, NJ $43,059 South Amboy, NJ $43,152 South Bound Brook, NJ $43,138 South River, NJ $43,170

Spotswood, NJ $43,088 Stanton, NJ $42,960 Stewartsville, NJ $40,498 Three Bridges, NJ $42,961 Whitehouse, NJ $43,022 Whitehouse Station, NJ $43,030 Zarephath, NJ $43,085 New Brunswick, NJ $43,184

North Brunswick, NJ $43,171 Highland Park, NJ $43,183 Elizabeth, NJ $43,410 Roselle, NJ $43,271 Roselle Park, NJ $43,307 Hillside, NJ $43,383 Elizabethport, NJ $43,407 Allendale, NJ $43,744

Bloomingdale, NJ $43,364 Butler, NJ $43,311 Elmwood Park, NJ $43,744 Fair Lawn, NJ $43,770 Franklin, NJ $42,195 Franklin Lakes, NJ $43,724 Glenwood, NJ $42,041 Hamburg, NJ $42,111

Haskell, NJ $43,447 Hewitt, NJ $42,722 Highland Lakes, NJ $42,452 Ho Ho Kus, NJ $43,769 Little Falls, NJ $43,728 Mc Afee, NJ $41,999 Mahwah, NJ $43,565 Midland Park, NJ $43,758

Newfoundland, NJ $42,937 Oakland, NJ $43,644 Oak Ridge, NJ $42,680 Ogdensburg, NJ $42,244 Pequannock, NJ $43,683 Pompton Lakes, NJ $43,584 Pompton Plains, NJ $43,619 Ramsey, NJ $43,723

Ridgewood, NJ $43,773 Glen Rock, NJ $43,772 Ringwood, NJ $43,299 Riverdale, NJ $43,503 Saddle River, NJ $43,741 Stockholm, NJ $42,528 Sussex, NJ $41,629 Vernon, NJ $42,164

Waldwick, NJ $43,756 Wanaque, NJ $43,414 Wayne, NJ $43,713 West Milford, NJ $42,998 Wyckoff, NJ $43,746 Paterson, NJ $43,741 Hawthorne, NJ $43,756 Haledon, NJ $43,743

Totowa, NJ $43,723 Hackensack, NJ $43,712 Bogota, NJ $43,715 Hasbrouck Heights, NJ $43,726 Leonia, NJ $43,751 Buttzville, NJ $40,859 South Hackensack, NJ $43,717 Hillsborough, NJ $43,055

Leeds Point, NJ $40,369 Califon, NJ $42,674 Changewater, NJ $41,770 Columbia, NJ $40,564 Delaware, NJ $40,665 Denville, NJ $42,990 Flanders, NJ $42,359 Glasser, NJ $42,312

Great Meadows, NJ $41,497 Greendell, NJ $41,564 Hackettstown, NJ $41,932 Hibernia, NJ $42,897 Hopatcong, NJ $42,220 Hope, NJ $41,129 Ironia, NJ $42,677 Johnsonburg, NJ $41,379

Kenvil, NJ $42,441 Lafayette, NJ $41,887 Lake Hopatcong, NJ $42,405 Landing, NJ $42,233 Layton, NJ $40,797 Ledgewood, NJ $42,249 Long Valley, NJ $42,403 Middleville, NJ $41,012

Mount Arlington, NJ $42,374 Netcong, NJ $42,145 Newton, NJ $41,448 Oxford, NJ $41,510 Port Murray, NJ $41,888 Rockaway, NJ $42,938 Randolph, NJ $42,648 Schooleys Mountain, NJ $42,198

Sparta, NJ $42,214 Stanhope, NJ $42,005 Stillwater, NJ $41,185 Succasunna, NJ $42,417 Swartswood, NJ $41,213 Mount Tabor, NJ $43,024 Tranquility, NJ $41,684 Vienna, NJ $41,677

Wallpack Center, NJ $40,365 Washington, NJ $41,254 Wharton, NJ $42,511 Summit, NJ $43,343 Basking Ridge, NJ $43,085 Bedminster, NJ $43,070 Berkeley Heights, NJ $43,227 Bernardsville, NJ $42,960

Brookside, NJ $42,692 Cedar Knolls, NJ $43,155 Chatham, NJ $43,250 Chester, NJ $42,690 Far Hills, NJ $43,120 Florham Park, NJ $43,414 Gillette, NJ $43,144 Gladstone, NJ $42,918

Green Village, NJ $43,127 East Hanover, NJ $43,518 Liberty Corner, NJ $43,099 Lyons, NJ $43,130 Madison, NJ $43,292 Mendham, NJ $42,755 Millington, NJ $43,031 Morris Plains, NJ $43,034

Morristown, NJ $42,965 Convent Station, NJ $43,244 Mount Freedom, NJ $42,686 New Providence, NJ $43,261 New Vernon, NJ $43,030 Peapack, NJ $43,003 Pluckemin, NJ $43,071 Pottersville, NJ $42,898

Stirling, NJ $43,067 Whippany, NJ $43,275 Alloway, NJ $39,381 Cherry Hill, NJ $40,209 Atco, NJ $40,196 Barnegat, NJ $40,532 Barnegat Light, NJ $40,554 Barrington, NJ $40,179

Beach Haven, NJ $40,436 Berlin, NJ $40,128 Beverly, NJ $40,797 Birmingham, NJ $41,021 Blackwood, NJ $40,090 Bridgeport, NJ $39,419 Browns Mills, NJ $41,032 Burlington, NJ $41,183

Cedar Brook, NJ $40,060 Chatsworth, NJ $40,413 Clarksboro, NJ $39,989 Roosevelt, NJ $41,958 Rosemont, NJ $41,357 Sergeantsville, NJ $41,841 Linwood, NJ $40,400 Marmora, NJ $40,190

New Gretna, NJ $40,258 Northfield, NJ $40,447 Ocean City, NJ $40,267 Ocean View, NJ $40,027 Oceanville, NJ $40,379 Pleasantville, NJ $40,468 Egg Harbor Township, NJ $40,301 Pomona, NJ $40,330

Port Republic, NJ $40,297 Rio Grande, NJ $39,640 Sea Isle City, NJ $39,962 Somers Point, NJ $40,333 South Dennis, NJ $39,812 South Seaville, NJ $39,905 Stone Harbor, NJ $39,711 Strathmere, NJ $40,099

Tuckahoe, NJ $39,928 Villas, NJ $39,653 Whitesboro, NJ $39,618 Wildwood, NJ $39,650 Woodbine, NJ $39,890 Bridgeton, NJ $39,742 Buena, NJ $39,963 Cedarville, NJ $39,774

Clayton, NJ $39,871 Deerfield Street, NJ $39,844 Delmont, NJ $39,807 Dividing Creek, NJ $39,731 Dorchester, NJ $39,862 Dorothy, NJ $39,939 Elmer, NJ $39,847 Estell Manor, NJ $39,943

Fairton, NJ $39,878 Fortescue, NJ $39,726 Franklinville, NJ $39,932 Greenwich, NJ $39,493 Heislerville, NJ $39,795 Landisville, NJ $39,975 Leesburg, NJ $39,839 Malaga, NJ $39,959

Mauricetown, NJ $39,854 Mays Landing, NJ $39,996 Millville, NJ $39,933 Milmay, NJ $39,938 Minotola, NJ $40,002 Mizpah, NJ $40,013 Monroeville, NJ $39,739 Newfield, NJ $39,982

Newport, NJ $39,793 Newtonville, NJ $39,964 Norma, NJ $39,948 Port Elizabeth, NJ $39,881 Port Norris, NJ $39,810 Richland, NJ $39,961 Rosenhayn, NJ $39,974 Shiloh, NJ $39,640

Vineland, NJ $40,005 Atlantic City, NJ $40,505 Margate City, NJ $40,470 Longport, NJ $40,417 Ventnor City, NJ $40,504 Allentown, NJ $41,666 Belle Mead, NJ $42,998 Blawenburg, NJ $42,633

Bordentown, NJ $41,548 Millstone Township, NJ $41,868 Cookstown, NJ $41,412 Cranbury, NJ $42,449 Cream Ridge, NJ $41,682 Chesterfield, NJ $41,518 Florence, NJ $41,459 Hightstown, NJ $41,969

Hopewell, NJ $42,270 Imlaystown, NJ $41,748 Jackson, NJ $41,624 Kingston, NJ $42,734 Lambertville, NJ $41,588 New Egypt, NJ $41,353 Pennington, NJ $41,673 Plainsboro, NJ $42,225

Princeton, NJ $42,326 Skillman, NJ $42,749 Stockton, NJ $41,474 Titusville, NJ $41,583 Windsor, NJ $41,793 Wrightstown, NJ $41,434 Trenton, NJ $41,541 Fort Dix, NJ $41,308

Lawrence Township, NJ $41,607 Lakewood, NJ $41,469 Allenwood, NJ $41,770 Bayville, NJ $40,861 Beachwood, NJ $40,970 Brick, NJ $41,265 Brielle, NJ $41,563 Forked River, NJ $40,759

Island Heights, NJ $40,911 Lakehurst, NJ $41,385 Lanoka Harbor, NJ $40,658 Lavallette, NJ $41,066 Manasquan, NJ $41,614 Mantoloking, NJ $41,183 Normandy Beach, NJ $41,072 Ocean Gate, NJ $40,842

Pine Beach, NJ $40,943 Point Pleasant Beach, NJ $41,436 Sea Girt, NJ $41,665 Seaside Heights, NJ $40,774 Seaside Park, NJ $40,435 Toms River, NJ $41,033 Waretown, NJ $40,510 Manchester Township, NJ $41,187

Annandale, NJ $42,494 Asbury, NJ $41,254 Baptistown, NJ $41,506 Bloomsbury, NJ $40,527 Bound Brook, NJ $43,122 Bridgewater, NJ $43,067 Broadway, NJ $40,967 Clinton, NJ $42,215

Dayton, NJ $42,916 Dunellen, NJ $43,152 East Brunswick, NJ $43,172 Edison, NJ $43,166 Flagtown, NJ $43,059 Flemington, NJ $42,682 Franklin Park, NJ $43,098 Kendall Park, NJ $43,067

Frenchtown, NJ $41,293 Glen Gardner, NJ $42,070 Hampton, NJ $41,783 Helmetta, NJ $43,035 High Bridge, NJ $42,387 Iselin, NJ $43,088 Monroe Township, NJ $42,766 Keasbey, NJ $43,114

Lebanon, NJ $42,869 Little York, NJ $41,053 Manville, NJ $43,073 Martinsville, NJ $43,105 Metuchen, NJ $43,101 Princeton Junction, NJ $41,790 Ringoes, NJ $42,493 Rocky Hill, NJ $42,825

Roebling, NJ $41,475 Bayonne, NJ $43,584 Bloomfield, NJ $43,625 Fairfield, NJ $43,649 Boonton, NJ $43,287 Caldwell, NJ $43,639 Carteret, NJ $43,154 Cedar Grove, NJ $43,699

Cliffside Park, NJ $43,964 Clifton, NJ $43,745 Cranford, NJ $43,221 East Orange, NJ $43,409 Edgewater, NJ $43,958 Essex Fells, NJ $43,603 Fairview, NJ $43,945 Fanwood, NJ $43,159

Fort Lee, NJ $43,806 Garfield, NJ $43,741 Garwood, NJ $43,182 Glen Ridge, NJ $43,577 Harrison, NJ $43,362 Hoboken, NJ $44,307 North Arlington, NJ $43,615 Kearny, NJ $43,462

Kenilworth, NJ $43,316 Lake Hiawatha, NJ $43,448 Lincoln Park, NJ $43,669 Linden, NJ $43,215 Livingston, NJ $43,495 Maplewood, NJ $43,408 Millburn, NJ $43,400 Montclair, NJ $43,606

Verona, NJ $43,643 Montville, NJ $43,500 Mountain Lakes, NJ $43,182 North Bergen, NJ $44,156 Orange, NJ $43,423 West Orange, NJ $43,493 Parsippany, NJ $43,338 Passaic, NJ $43,746

Wallington, NJ $43,745 Pine Brook, NJ $43,599 Warren, NJ $43,151 Plainfield, NJ $43,145 Port Reading, NJ $43,117 Rahway, NJ $43,108 Clark, NJ $43,112 Colonia, NJ $43,089

Roseland, NJ $43,569 Watchung, NJ $43,175 Rutherford, NJ $43,744 Lyndhurst, NJ $43,708 Carlstadt, NJ $43,781 East Rutherford, NJ $43,768 Moonachie, NJ $43,756 Wood Ridge, NJ $43,741

Scotch Plains, NJ $43,139 Sewaren, NJ $43,109 Short Hills, NJ $43,423 South Orange, NJ $43,416 South Plainfield, NJ $43,132 Springfield, NJ $43,325 Towaco, NJ $43,566 Union, NJ $43,375

Weehawken, NJ $44,307 Union City, NJ $44,276 Vauxhall, NJ $43,398 Westfield, NJ $43,176 Mountainside, NJ $43,256 West New York, NJ $44,249 Secaucus, NJ $43,983 Woodbridge, NJ $43,092

Jersey City, NJ $44,036 Newark, NJ $43,358 Belleville, NJ $43,561 Nutley, NJ $43,718 Irvington, NJ $43,380 Avenel, NJ $43,099

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	$52,157	$25.0	25%
Healthcare	$50,070	$24.0	20%
Internet	$50,070	$24.0	20%
Software & Networking	$50,070	$24.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$45,898	$22.0	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

$37,799

Average $41,725/year

$44,598

$3,150

Average $3,477/month

$3,717

$727

Average $802/week

$858

$18

Average $20/hour

$21

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$44,598	$3,717	$858	$21
Average	$41,725	$3,477	$802	$20
25th Percentile	$37,799	$3,150	$727	$18

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