Restaurant Chef Salary in Vermont

How much does a Restaurant Chef make in Vermont?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Restaurant Chef in Vermont is $37,783 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): $42,753
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $34,228 to $40,385
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $30,990

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Restaurant Chef Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$40,385	$3,365	$777	$19
Average	$37,783	$3,149	$727	$18
25th Percentile	$34,228	$2,852	$658	$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:

Adamant: $38,675
Barre: $38,733
Cabot: $38,648

Adamant, VT $38,675 Barre, VT $38,733 Cabot, VT $38,648 Calais, VT $38,682 East Barre, VT $38,674 East Calais, VT $38,675 East Montpelier, VT $38,700 Eden, VT $38,649

Eden Mills, VT $38,614 Graniteville, VT $38,730 Hyde Park, VT $38,706 Johnson, VT $38,755 Lake Elmore, VT $38,663 Marshfield, VT $38,654 Moretown, VT $38,758 Morrisville, VT $38,753

Moscow, VT $38,773 Northfield, VT $38,710 Northfield Falls, VT $38,891 North Hyde Park, VT $38,703 North Montpelier, VT $38,665 Plainfield, VT $38,659 Roxbury, VT $38,594 South Barre, VT $38,778

Waterbury, VT $38,769 Stowe, VT $38,774 Waitsfield, VT $38,753 Warren, VT $38,680 Washington, VT $38,605 Waterbury Center, VT $38,768 Websterville, VT $38,724 Williamstown, VT $38,679

Wolcott, VT $38,658 Woodbury, VT $38,620 Worcester, VT $38,658 Rutland, VT $38,657 Belmont, VT $38,538 Benson, VT $38,538 Bomoseen, VT $38,598 Brandon, VT $38,627

Bridport, VT $38,631 Castleton, VT $38,606 Center Rutland, VT $38,632 Chittenden, VT $38,543 Cuttingsville, VT $38,530 Danby, VT $38,596 East Middlebury, VT $38,652 East Poultney, VT $38,600

East Wallingford, VT $38,558 Fair Haven, VT $38,572 Florence, VT $38,558 Forest Dale, VT $38,628 Gaysville, VT $38,383 Granville, VT $38,565 Hancock, VT $38,558 Hydeville, VT $38,603

Killington, VT $38,554 Middlebury, VT $38,712 Middletown Springs, VT $38,579 Mount Holly, VT $38,543 North Clarendon, VT $38,600 Orwell, VT $38,596 Pawlet, VT $38,610 Pittsfield, VT $38,576

Pittsford, VT $38,613 Poultney, VT $38,606 Proctor, VT $38,649 Ripton, VT $38,604 Rochester, VT $38,584 Rupert, VT $38,580 Salisbury, VT $38,642 Shoreham, VT $38,609

Stockbridge, VT $38,541 Wallingford, VT $38,561 Wells, VT $38,611 West Pawlet, VT $38,624 West Rupert, VT $38,615 West Rutland, VT $38,591 Whiting, VT $38,611 Saint Johnsbury, VT $38,652

Albany, VT $38,630 Barnet, VT $38,611 Barton, VT $38,626 Beebe Plain, VT $38,637 Concord, VT $38,575 Coventry, VT $38,682 Craftsbury, VT $38,641 Craftsbury Common, VT $38,643

Danville, VT $38,620 Derby, VT $38,637 Derby Line, VT $38,608 East Burke, VT $38,607 East Charleston, VT $38,611 East Hardwick, VT $38,632 East Haven, VT $38,523 East Saint Johnsbury, VT $38,652

Glover, VT $38,614 Granby, VT $38,476 Greensboro, VT $38,601 Greensboro Bend, VT $38,626 Hardwick, VT $38,668 Irasburg, VT $38,616 Island Pond, VT $38,553 Lowell, VT $38,603

Lower Waterford, VT $38,647 Lyndon, VT $38,640 Lyndon Center, VT $38,684 Lyndonville, VT $38,642 Morgan, VT $38,572 Newport, VT $38,660 Newport Center, VT $38,611 North Concord, VT $38,510

North Troy, VT $38,616 Orleans, VT $38,602 Passumpsic, VT $38,655 Peacham, VT $38,577 Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $38,656 Sheffield, VT $38,587 Sutton, VT $38,584 Troy, VT $38,620

West Burke, VT $38,610 West Charleston, VT $38,592 West Danville, VT $38,622 Westfield, VT $38,591 West Glover, VT $38,618 Averill, VT $38,393 Beecher Falls, VT $38,642 Canaan, VT $38,546

Gilman, VT $38,715 Guildhall, VT $38,495 Lunenburg, VT $38,579 Norton, VT $38,470 North Bennington, VT $38,899 North Pownal, VT $38,978 Pownal, VT $39,000 White River Junction, VT $38,647

Ascutney, VT $38,665 Barnard, VT $38,560 Bethel, VT $38,583 Bradford, VT $38,624 Bridgewater, VT $38,599 Bridgewater Corners, VT $38,523 Brookfield, VT $38,621 Brownsville, VT $38,600

Chelsea, VT $38,599 Corinth, VT $38,588 East Corinth, VT $38,605 East Randolph, VT $38,612 East Ryegate, VT $38,578 East Thetford, VT $38,626 Fairlee, VT $38,585 Groton, VT $38,595

Hartford, VT $38,748 Hartland, VT $38,612 Hartland Four Corners, VT $38,611 Mc Indoe Falls, VT $38,710 Newbury, VT $38,590 North Hartland, VT $38,640 North Pomfret, VT $38,573 North Thetford, VT $38,625

Norwich, VT $38,618 Plymouth, VT $38,495 Post Mills, VT $38,617 Quechee, VT $38,657 Randolph, VT $38,650 Randolph Center, VT $38,630 Reading, VT $38,527 Sharon, VT $38,583

South Pomfret, VT $38,546 South Royalton, VT $38,594 South Ryegate, VT $38,601 South Strafford, VT $38,592 South Woodstock, VT $38,536 Strafford, VT $38,558 Taftsville, VT $38,660 Thetford, VT $38,626

Thetford Center, VT $38,586 Topsham, VT $38,574 Tunbridge, VT $38,581 Vershire, VT $38,563 Wells River, VT $38,604 West Fairlee, VT $38,675 West Hartford, VT $38,574 West Newbury, VT $38,589

West Topsham, VT $38,605 Wilder, VT $38,750 Windsor, VT $38,628 Woodstock, VT $38,581 Bellows Falls, VT $38,722 Cambridgeport, VT $38,677 Cavendish, VT $38,549 Chester, VT $38,587

Chester Depot, VT $38,573 Grafton, VT $38,558 Londonderry, VT $38,627 Ludlow, VT $38,569 North Springfield, VT $38,703 Perkinsville, VT $38,598 Peru, VT $38,587 Proctorsville, VT $38,555

Saxtons River, VT $38,713 South Londonderry, VT $38,651 Springfield, VT $38,685 Westminster, VT $38,721 Westminster Station, VT $38,724 Weston, VT $38,547 Shaftsbury, VT $38,853 Brattleboro, VT $38,800

Bondville, VT $38,640 East Dover, VT $38,718 Jacksonville, VT $38,816 Jamaica, VT $38,641 Marlboro, VT $38,993 Newfane, VT $38,693 Putney, VT $38,685 Readsboro, VT $38,997

South Newfane, VT $38,707 Stamford, VT $38,969 Townshend, VT $38,658 Vernon, VT $38,919 Wardsboro, VT $38,686 West Dover, VT $38,750 West Dummerston, VT $38,703 West Halifax, VT $38,762

West Townshend, VT $38,606 West Wardsboro, VT $38,607 Whitingham, VT $38,802 Williamsville, VT $38,703 Wilmington, VT $38,779 Burlington, VT $38,884 South Burlington, VT $38,882 Winooski, VT $38,884

Colchester, VT $38,884 Alburgh, VT $38,690 Bakersfield, VT $38,748 Belvidere Center, VT $38,607 Bristol, VT $38,756 Cambridge, VT $38,802 Charlotte, VT $38,832 East Berkshire, VT $38,710

East Fairfield, VT $38,768 Enosburg Falls, VT $38,661 Essex, VT $38,855 Essex Junction, VT $38,857 Fairfax, VT $38,805 Fairfield, VT $38,767 Ferrisburgh, VT $38,789 Franklin, VT $38,663

Grand Isle, VT $38,809 Highgate Center, VT $38,696 Highgate Springs, VT $38,716 Hinesburg, VT $38,831 Huntington, VT $38,802 Isle La Motte, VT $38,739 Jeffersonville, VT $38,776 Jericho, VT $38,822

Jonesville, VT $38,831 Milton, VT $38,841 Monkton, VT $38,800 Montgomery, VT $38,661 Montgomery Center, VT $38,614 New Haven, VT $38,751 North Ferrisburgh, VT $38,806 North Hero, VT $38,767

Richford, VT $38,655 Richmond, VT $38,827 Saint Albans, VT $38,785 Saint Albans Bay, VT $38,780 Shelburne, VT $38,867 Sheldon, VT $38,739 Sheldon Springs, VT $38,834 South Hero, VT $38,844

Starksboro, VT $38,779 Swanton, VT $38,732 Underhill, VT $38,814 Underhill Center, VT $38,815 Vergennes, VT $38,739 Waterville, VT $38,752 Westford, VT $38,833 Williston, VT $38,862

Montpelier, VT $38,727 Bennington, VT $38,928 Arlington, VT $38,791 Dorset, VT $38,640 East Arlington, VT $38,625 East Dorset, VT $38,641 Manchester, VT $38,745 Manchester Center, VT $38,720

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	$47,229	$23.0	25%
Healthcare	$45,340	$22.0	20%
Internet	$45,340	$22.0	20%
Software & Networking	$45,340	$22.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$41,562	$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

$34,228

Average $37,783/year

$40,385

$2,852

Average $3,149/month

$3,365

$658

Average $727/week

$777

$16

Average $18/hour

$19

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$40,385	$3,365	$777	$19
Average	$37,783	$3,149	$727	$18
25th Percentile	$34,228	$2,852	$658	$16

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