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Chefs and Head Cooks salary in Grand Rapids, MI

The median chefs and head cooks in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI earns $61,890 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,107 a month.

10th percentile
$46,180
25th percentile
$49,910
Median percentile
$61,890
75th percentile
$72,600
90th percentile
$93,730

Based on 610 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

$49,278 take-home a year
Gross pay$61,890
Federal income tax−$5,247
Social Security + Medicare−$4,735
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$2,630
Monthly take-home$4,107
Every two weeks$1,895

Does it go far here?

$64,775Median pay in Grand Rapids, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.5 vs 100).
29%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,202 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Grand Rapids, MI

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$248,660
Physicians, All Other$179,910
Architectural and Engineering Managers$156,280
Computer and Information Systems Managers$142,700
Pharmacists$140,710
Financial Managers$133,380
Human Resources Managers$132,100
Physician Assistants$131,930

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