Chef-kok take-home pay by country

Plans menus, manages kitchen operations, and prepares food in restaurants, hotels, and institutional settings.

• Verenigd Koninkrijk

  Median: £30,000 gross → £25,120 net (16.3% effective)

• Verenigde Staten

  Median: $58,000 gross → $47,110 net (18.8% effective) — California baseline; see page for state breakdown

• Duitsland

  Median: €35,000 gross → €24,048 net (31.3% effective)

• Frankrijk

  Median: €30,000 gross → €22,550 net (24.8% effective)

• Spanje

  Median: €24,000 gross → €18,811 net (21.6% effective)