How much do Chefs and Head Cooks make in Bloomington, IN?

Percentile spread

For Chefs and Head Cooks, the published 10th percentile is $33,160 and the 90th percentile is $88,370. The difference is $55,210, which is 104.6% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $42,210 to the 75th at $67,460, covers $25,250.

The mean annual wage is $57,780, which sits above the median of $52,760. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Bloomington, IN median is 15.5% lower than the national median of $62,470 for Chefs and Head Cooks. In 2024 national prices the local median is $55,488, which is 11.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.1% higher than the Indiana median of $52,190.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Bloomington, IN is 95.084, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $52,760 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Chefs and Head Cooks at $55,488 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

23 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Chefs and Head Cooks. Bloomington, IN ranks 10th of 24 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Terre Haute, IN is 38 miles away, with a median of $85,920 and employment of 50. That median is 62.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $97,862, against $55,488 here.
• Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is 48 miles away, with a median of $49,010 and employment of 960. That median is 7.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,214, against $55,488 here.
• Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is 88 miles away, with a median of $46,310 and employment of 750. That median is 12.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,756, against $55,488 here.

Employment share

Chefs and Head Cooks accounts for 0.14% of wage-and-salary employment in Bloomington, IN (100 of 73,240). Nationally the occupation is 0.13% of employment (200,040 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.06 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.