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Chefs and Head Cooks salary in Tulsa, OK

The median chefs and head cooks in Tulsa, OK earns $54,930 a year, 12% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,654 a month.

10th percentile
$27,040
25th percentile
$36,080
Median percentile
$54,930
75th percentile
$63,680
90th percentile
$77,070

Based on 520 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

$43,844 take-home a year
Gross pay$54,930
Federal income tax−$4,412
Social Security + Medicare−$4,202
Oklahoma income tax (approx.)−$2,472
Monthly take-home$3,654
Every two weeks$1,686

Does it go far here?

$61,571Median pay in Tulsa, OK is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.2 vs 100).
30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,078 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Tulsa, OK

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$350,190
Physicians, All Other$259,220
Chief Executives$162,260
Architectural and Engineering Managers$160,810
Computer and Information Systems Managers$150,680
Financial Managers$141,980
Pharmacists$140,820
Sales Managers$140,040

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