25 Best States For Chefs and Head Cooks

Page 9 of 26

18. Minnesota

Annual median wage: $41,510

Cost of living index: 101.1

Employment: 2,330

Minnesota’s wages for their chefs and head cooks hover just around the average. It is perfectly balanced by their cost of living index that is on the average as well. The best thing about being a chef and head cook in Minnesota is the high number of job opportunities. You not only get to enjoy a great income-expense balance, you also would not spend time worrying about whether or not you’ll get a job.

25 Best States For Chefs and Head Cooks

Rod Ferris/Shutterstock.com

Page 9 of 26