How much do top chef's make?

[Scarecrobot]

Originally Posted by shroomgirl

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pastry chef from Bayona's in NO was asking 80k

She might have asked but I'm sure all she got was laughter and a hand shake.

Here line cooks just started getting payed descent say 11 to 13 an hour to start
sous chefs anywhere around 33 to 36 k and chefs go 50 to 60 k depending on the restaurant

[Risque Cakes]

This is very true, when we went to job fairs the starting pay was about $7.50 an hour for kitchen grunt, and $12.50 for an Asst. Head Pastry Chef in a MILLIONAIR'S PRIVATE ISLAND resort.

and the hours are brutal, had a very hard time with my experience and age to even get past the interviews.

so they want them young to work them to death..lol

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[Montelago]

Also, Rock never got that salary. It is 100k and it is only for one year. He is not even the chef. He is what we call an assistant room chef. He has a room chef over him just like every restaurant in the casinos. His boss' job was posted on all the employment web sites out here for a month before he even won the show. The girl that won the year before is also an asst. room chef at Red Rock Casino out here. It is all a sham, though I'm sure he is happy with the 100k for a year.

[Sam_2007]

In the U.K, for a top quality and experienced Chef, there is a possibilty of £12/£13+ an hour (about $24/$26)...
I would say mine but I can see that that is not the done thing on this thread, so if you need to know email me!