Chefs and Head Cooks salary in Grand Junction, CO

The median chefs and head cooks in Grand Junction, CO earns $61,810 a year, 1% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,094 a month.

10th percentile: $45,220
25th percentile: $58,070
Median percentile: $61,810
75th percentile: $74,980
90th percentile: $84,570

Based on 110 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

$49,125 take-home a year

Gross pay	$61,810
Federal income tax	−$5,237
Social Security + Medicare	−$4,728
Colorado income tax (approx.)	−$2,720
Monthly take-home	$4,094
Every two weeks	$1,889

Does it go far here?

$64,739Median pay in Grand Junction, CO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.5 vs 100).

29%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,182 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Grand Junction, CO

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$107,130
Registered Nurses	$95,990
Accountants and Auditors	$76,870
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$76,400
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$74,660
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$68,990
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$67,240
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$56,600

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