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Chefs and Head Cooks salary in Sandusky, OH

The median chefs and head cooks in Sandusky, OH earns $67,190 a year, 8% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,521 a month.

10th percentile
$45,760
25th percentile
$53,760
Median percentile
$67,190
75th percentile
$83,630
90th percentile
$106,010

Based on 60 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

$54,250 take-home a year
Gross pay$67,190
Federal income tax−$5,952
Social Security + Medicare−$5,140
Ohio income tax (approx.)−$1,848
Monthly take-home$4,521
Every two weeks$2,087

Does it go far here?

$75,257Median pay in Sandusky, OH is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.3 vs 100).
21%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($932 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Sandusky, OH

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$81,790
Registered Nurses$81,310
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$77,160
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$58,610
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$49,290
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$45,720
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$44,600
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$43,580

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