Chefs and Head Cooks salary in Daphne, AL

The median chefs and head cooks in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL earns $68,830 a year, 10% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,513 a month.

10th percentile: $38,200
25th percentile: $50,740
Median percentile: $68,830
75th percentile: $72,760
90th percentile: $82,370

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

$54,155 take-home a year

Gross pay	$68,830
Federal income tax	−$6,313
Social Security + Medicare	−$5,265
Alabama income tax (approx.)	−$3,097
Monthly take-home	$4,513
Every two weeks	$2,083

Does it go far here?

$72,690Median pay in Daphne, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.7 vs 100).

28%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,277 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Daphne, AL

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$100,260
Registered Nurses	$79,450
Accountants and Auditors	$71,230
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$64,290
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$62,890
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$62,400
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$61,500
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$58,860

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