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Chefs and Head Cooks salary in Oshkosh, WI

The median chefs and head cooks in Oshkosh-Neenah, WI earns $59,390 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,896 a month.

10th percentile
$38,760
25th percentile
$44,060
Median percentile
$59,390
75th percentile
$72,020
90th percentile
$79,580

Based on 50 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

$46,752 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,390
Federal income tax−$4,947
Social Security + Medicare−$4,543
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$3,148
Monthly take-home$3,896
Every two weeks$1,798

Does it go far here?

$63,909Median pay in Oshkosh, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.9 vs 100).
25%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($965 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Oshkosh, WI

JobMedian pay
Financial Managers$137,120
General and Operations Managers$111,210
Software Developers$104,000
Industrial Engineers$97,180
Project Management Specialists$94,030
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$93,210
Registered Nurses$87,340
Carpenters$84,430

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