Where do Cook & Chefs earn the most in Europe?

Highest median: Germany, about €30,500 per year. Lowest: Czechia at €13,000 — roughly a 131% gap. Figures are medians of advertised pay from live job ads.

What is the median Cook & Chef salary by country?

Median advertised pay per year — Germany €30,500; France €24,000; Czechia €13,000.

How is this salary data calculated?

We parse the advertised pay from 4,227 real job vacancies, take the most recent postings and report the median and the 25th–75th percentile range. It is advertised gross annual pay in EUR — not a survey, and not an offer.

Cook & Chef salary across Europe (2026)

Highest median pay for Cook & Chef roles: Germany at €30,500. Lowest: Czechia at €13,000 — a gap of about 131%. Medians from live job ads across 3 countries.

Median Cook & Chef salary by country

Gross advertised pay per year. Each bar is the median of that country's job ads.

Check my CV — free Open the salary calculator

Frequently asked questions

Where do Cook & Chefs earn the most in Europe?: Highest median: Germany, about €30,500 per year. Lowest: Czechia at €13,000 — roughly a 131% gap. Figures are medians of advertised pay from live job ads.
What is the median Cook & Chef salary by country?: Median advertised pay per year — Germany €30,500; France €24,000; Czechia €13,000.
How is this salary data calculated?: We parse the advertised pay from 4,227 real job vacancies, take the most recent postings and report the median and the 25th–75th percentile range. It is advertised gross annual pay in EUR — not a survey, and not an offer.

How we calculate this

Medians are parsed from 4,227 live job ads that disclose pay, across 3 countries. Figures are gross annual advertised salaries, rounded for display — indicative benchmarks, not offers.