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Chefs and Head Cooks salary in Cincinnati, OH

The median chefs and head cooks in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN earns $56,620 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,843 a month.

10th percentile
$38,240
25th percentile
$46,300
Median percentile
$56,620
75th percentile
$74,130
90th percentile
$83,610

Based on 1,060 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

$46,117 take-home a year
Gross pay$56,620
Federal income tax−$4,614
Social Security + Medicare−$4,331
Ohio income tax (approx.)−$1,557
Monthly take-home$3,843
Every two weeks$1,774

Does it go far here?

$59,369Median pay in Cincinnati, OH is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.4 vs 100).
29%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,105 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Cincinnati, OH

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$350,950
Physicians, All Other$315,630
Nurse Anesthetists$221,170
Chief Executives$207,170
Architectural and Engineering Managers$177,160
Computer and Information Systems Managers$169,530
Natural Sciences Managers$164,300
Financial Managers$152,700

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