Chefs and Head Cooks salary in Bozeman, MT

The median chefs and head cooks in Bozeman, MT earns $62,460 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,057 a month.

10th percentile: $42,350
25th percentile: $58,990
Median percentile: $62,460
75th percentile: $78,310
90th percentile: $98,310

Based on 140 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$48,681 take-home a year

Gross pay	$62,460
Federal income tax	−$5,315
Social Security + Medicare	−$4,778
Montana income tax (approx.)	−$3,685
Monthly take-home	$4,057
Every two weeks	$1,872

Does it go far here?

$60,931Median pay in Bozeman, MT is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.5 vs 100).

42%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,694 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Bozeman, MT

Job	Median pay
Software Developers	$126,110
General and Operations Managers	$103,210
Registered Nurses	$99,310
Project Management Specialists	$99,090
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$79,500
Accountants and Auditors	$77,400
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$68,620
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$68,160

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