Chefs and Head Cooks salary in Owensboro, KY

The median chefs and head cooks in Owensboro, KY earns $47,620 a year, 24% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,211 a month.

10th percentile: $32,250
25th percentile: $38,440
Median percentile: $47,620
75th percentile: $63,290
90th percentile: $76,680

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

$38,538 take-home a year

Gross pay	$47,620
Federal income tax	−$3,534
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,643
Kentucky income tax (approx.)	−$1,905
Monthly take-home	$3,211
Every two weeks	$1,482

Does it go far here?

$53,741Median pay in Owensboro, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.6 vs 100).

28%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($907 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Owensboro, KY

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$73,460
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$61,250
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$50,600
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$46,430
Customer Service Representatives	$45,260
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$44,530
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$42,450
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$39,380

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