8,625 active jobs. 662 companies. Median salary $37K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.
The Chef / Cook market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.
Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 83% of positions include salary data.
Middle 50% of salaries range from $33K to $67K.
Salary increase: +$29K · Sample: Junior → Mid-Level
Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 0% of postings
Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.
| Level | Jobs | P25 | Median | P90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | 97 | $39K | $43K | $70K |
| Manager | 35 | $30K | $61K | $86K |
| Senior | 33 | $37K | $38K | $65K |
| Mid-Level | 31 | $43K | $72K | $135K |
| Lead | 21 | $32K | $42K | $60K |
| Entry-Level | 3 | $41K | $41K | $46K |
| Staff | 3 | $35K | $40K | $50K |
Junior → Mid-Level: +$29K (67%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.
| Country | Jobs | Median | Currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 570 | $37K | USD |
| United Kingdom | 89 | $31K | GBP |
| Canada | 46 | $43K | USD |
| Australia | 14 | $56K | USD |
| Mode | Share |
|---|---|
| On-Site | 1.5% |
| Remote | 0.3% |
| Hybrid | 0.1% |
~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.
| Company | Openings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Greeneking | 1,235 | 14.3% |
| Accorhotel | 715 | 8.3% |
| Panerabread | 584 | 6.8% |
| Asmglobal | 233 | 2.7% |
| Guzmanygomez | 228 | 2.6% |
| Wshgroup | 225 | 2.6% |
| Pfchangs | 197 | 2.3% |
| Diginnother | 179 | 2.1% |
| Country | Jobs |
|---|---|
| United States | 2,391 |
| United Kingdom | 1,653 |
| France | 823 |
| Canada | 386 |
| Australia | 327 |
| Greece | 134 |
| Italy | 74 |
| India | 70 |
| Level | Share | Positions |
|---|---|---|
| Associate Degree | 51.6% | 2,580 |
| Master's Degree | 1.5% | 74 |
| Bachelor's Degree | 0.9% | 45 |
| High School / GED | 0.1% | 6 |
| MBA | 0.1% | 4 |
| PhD / Doctorate | 0.1% | 3 |
All certifications below 1% threshold. Certifications carry minimal weight in this profession's hiring decisions.
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