Salary guide
Chef salary
What chefs are advertised at on live vacancies we hold — we name the nation whenever we publish a figure.
Advertised salary evidence
Insufficient verified salary data
Insufficient verified salary data — we only publish pay figures we can evidence from live public vacancy adverts or official pay scales.
Insufficient verified salary data
We do not yet hold enough verified salary evidence to publish a figure here.
Statistics are derived from live public vacancies at the time of the last refresh. They are a snapshot of advertised pay, not a historical earnings series.
How we calculate salary informationChef pay in UK education is set by the employer and the applicable pay framework. We publish figures here only where we can evidence them from live public vacancy adverts or an official pay scale.
What you can do instead
We do not yet hold enough verified salary evidence to publish a chef pay figure. There are 4 live chef vacancies you can review directly.
- Open the live chef vacancies below — many adverts state pay directly.
- Check the pay framework that applies to the role, where one exists.
- Tell us if you spot a salary that looks wrong so we can review the advert.
Chef job openings
Schools hiring chefs
Ranked by live vacancy volume. We do not publish employer-level pay figures.
Where chefs are being advertised
Areas with the most live chef vacancies.
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Frequently asked questions
How much does a chef earn?
We do not yet hold enough verified salary evidence to publish a chef figure. Rather than estimate, we show live vacancies so you can see what employers are actually advertising.
Does chef pay vary by area?
It can, but we only publish area differences where we have enough evidence for that area — we never apply a regional multiplier to invent a local figure.
What pay framework applies to a chef?
There is no single pay framework that generally applies to this role: pay depends on the employer, the contract and the nation. Use the advertised salary evidence on this page and check the individual advert.