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Chefs and Head Cooks salary in Springfield, MA

The median chefs and head cooks in Springfield, MA earns $64,000 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,200 a month.

10th percentile
$44,580
25th percentile
$47,690
Median percentile
$64,000
75th percentile
$76,780
90th percentile
$89,720

Based on 300 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

$50,404 take-home a year
Gross pay$64,000
Federal income tax−$5,500
Social Security + Medicare−$4,896
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$3,200
Monthly take-home$4,200
Every two weeks$1,939

Does it go far here?

$66,624Median pay in Springfield, MA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.1 vs 100).
27%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,136 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Springfield, MA

JobMedian pay
Financial Managers$175,950
Computer and Information Systems Managers$164,030
Nurse Practitioners$138,460
Software Developers$127,740
Medical and Health Services Managers$124,820
Lawyers$123,320
Management Analysts$107,210
General and Operations Managers$106,390

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