New Jersey · 2025 pay · 75 people
How much does a head cook make in New Jersey?
$69,168typical pay for full-year head cooks in 2025
$61,442 – $79,541what most people earned
Counting everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers, typical pay was $64,275. Each employer counts with its latest published year (2024 or 2025). Typical pay rose 7.6% from the same employers' year before.
✓ Official data from NJ Office of Management and Budget · Matches the agency's latest release · nj.gov ↗
Where head cooks work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Head Cook 328 people$57,840
- Head Cook 239 people$65,696
- Head Cook 18 people$93,000
Highest-paid head cooks, 2025
- 1Anna J HatfieldHead Cook 1 · Department of Human Services$109,833
- 2Rajveer SinghHead Cook 1 · Department of Health (Health and Senior Services)$102,771
- 3Shakeela D KnightHead Cook 1 · Department of Health (Health and Senior Services)$96,181
- 4Josselin PierreHead Cook 1 · Department of Health (Health and Senior Services)$95,602
- 5Tisha L AkersHead Cook 1 · Department of Health (Health and Senior Services)$90,398
Common questions
How much does a head cook make in New Jersey?
Full-year head cooks were typically paid $69,168 in 2025; most earned between $61,442 and $79,541. Counting all 75 people paid, typical pay was $64,275.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 17.2% of all pay for head cooks in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Head Cook, at any level (for example "Head Cook 3"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this