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Catering Chef Salary
in Wilmington, Massachusetts

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$64,034 (USD)

Average Salary

$31/hr

Average Hourly

$1,748

Average Bonus

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The average pay for a Catering Chef is $64,034 a year and $31 an hour in Wilmington, Massachusetts, United States. The average salary range for a Catering Chef is between $45,976 and $77,096. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Wilmington, Massachusetts.

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Estimated salary in 2029:
$71,927
5 Year Change:
12 %

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About Wilmington, Massachusetts

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Description: Wilmington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Its population was 23,349 at the 2020 United States census.
Description:
  • Prepares, cooks and garnishes dishes, appetizers and desserts for catered events, banquets and buffets.
  • Coordinates with event planners and event coordinators to develop food and beverage menus, meal timings, and guests with diet restrictions.
  • Informs guests and catering staff when food service starts and ends, providing adequate time to finish serving banquet guests and to begin event clean up and take down.
  • Ensures and monitors kitchen safety and adherence to industry safety guidelines.
  • Removes hazardous kitchen tasks and ensures clean cookware and workstations.
  • Evaluates kitchen staffing and supply needs, including serving utensils, heat trays, beverage dispensers and cookware.
  • Schedules and hires staff to meet demands, and orders ingredients and other supplies.

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Salary Recap

The average pay for a Catering Chef is $64,034 a year and $31 an hour in Wilmington, Massachusetts, United States. The average salary range for a Catering Chef is between $45,976 and $77,096. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Wilmington, Massachusetts.

ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.

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Job Statistics

Catering Chef Job Prevalence in the United States

Job family: Chefs and Head Cooks

Job family population: 172,370

Estimated population of Catering Chef jobs: 14,134

Rate of error: 3.1%

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Wilmington Cost of Living Score:

Description: Wilmington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Its population was 23,349 at the 2020 United States census.
Description:
  • Prepares, cooks and garnishes dishes, appetizers and desserts for catered events, banquets and buffets.
  • Coordinates with event planners and event coordinators to develop food and beverage menus, meal timings, and guests with diet restrictions.
  • Informs guests and catering staff when food service starts and ends, providing adequate time to finish serving banquet guests and to begin event clean up and take down.
  • Ensures and monitors kitchen safety and adherence to industry safety guidelines.
  • Removes hazardous kitchen tasks and ensures clean cookware and workstations.
  • Evaluates kitchen staffing and supply needs, including serving utensils, heat trays, beverage dispensers and cookware.
  • Schedules and hires staff to meet demands, and orders ingredients and other supplies.
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