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The average salary for an Executive Chef in Australia is AU$80,444.
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AU$55k
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AU$108k
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MEDIAN AU$80,444
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Salary
AU$55k - AU$108k
Bonus
AU$1k - AU$30k
Profit Sharing
AU$0 - AU$6k
Total Pay
AU$51k - AU$110k
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Job Description for Executive Chef
Executive Chef Tasks
- Develop menus, special dishes and supervise food preparation.
- Oversee back of house labor percentages and budgets, cost of goods sold and other expenses.
- Manage all food and beverage operations, quality and related costs.
Career Paths
Explore the most common career paths for Executive Chef. Thickness and color of lines indicates how common a path is.
Executive Chef
More common (> 20%)
Somewhat common (8 - 20%)
Less common (< 8%)
Executive Chef Job Listings
Popular Skills for Executive Chef
Avg. Salary
Popularity
Menu Planning
AU$80,337
91 responses
Budget Management
AU$83,135
43 responses
Food Preparation
AU$80,000
31 responses
People Management
AU$80,716
26 responses
Operations Management
AU$79,096
21 responses
Skills in Budget Management and People Management are correlated to pay that is above average. Skills that pay less than market rate include Operations Management, Food Preparation and Menu Planning.
Pay by Experience Level for Executive Chef
An early career Executive Chef with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation (includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of AU$75,076 based on 34 salaries. A mid-career Executive Chef with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of AU$73,559 based on 60 salaries. An experienced Executive Chef with 10-19 years of experience earns an average total compensation of AU$79,821 based on 156 salaries. In their late career (20 years and higher), employees earn an average total compensation of AU$83,101.
Pay Difference by Location
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Employees with Executive Chef in their job title in Sydney, New South Wales earn an average of 9.9% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in Cairns, Queensland (6.8% more) and Melbourne, Victoria (4.5% more). The lowest salaries can be found in Gold Coast, Queensland (13.0% less) and Adelaide, South Australia (6.7% less).
Years of Experience
This data is based on 372 survey responses.
Early Career
9.1%
Mid Career
16.1%
Experienced
41.9%
Late Career
32.8%
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