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Chefs and Head Cooks salary in Brunswick, GA

The median chefs and head cooks in Brunswick-St. Simons, GA earns $61,600 a year, 1% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,040 a month.

10th percentile
$42,710
25th percentile
$46,370
Median percentile
$61,600
75th percentile
$77,270
90th percentile
$97,200

Based on 90 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

$48,479 take-home a year
Gross pay$61,600
Federal income tax−$5,212
Social Security + Medicare−$4,712
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$3,197
Monthly take-home$4,040
Every two weeks$1,865

Does it go far here?

$70,233Median pay in Brunswick, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.7 vs 100).
27%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,080 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Brunswick, GA

JobMedian pay
Managers, All Other$122,930
Compliance Officers$106,330
General and Operations Managers$84,770
Registered Nurses$82,630
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$75,530
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$49,980
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$42,900
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$41,610

All chefs and head cooks salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia