Chefs and Head Cooks salary in Morristown, TN

The median chefs and head cooks in Morristown, TN earns $61,290 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,286 a month.

10th percentile: $25,670
25th percentile: $27,650
Median percentile: $61,290
75th percentile: $75,460
90th percentile: $80,700

Based on 30 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

$51,427 take-home a year

Gross pay	$61,290
Federal income tax	−$5,175
Social Security + Medicare	−$4,689
Tennessee income tax (approx.)	−$0
Monthly take-home	$4,286
Every two weeks	$1,978

Does it go far here?

$70,967Median pay in Morristown, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 86.4 vs 100).

20%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($873 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Morristown, TN

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$93,420
Registered Nurses	$75,680
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$69,450
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$67,330
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$59,790
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$48,720
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	$42,890
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$39,710

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