What county has the best paid Chefs in 2022

A question all chefs ask; am I earning enough? What could I be earning? Of course the best place to be a chef depends on a lot of things, the pay, the conditions, the quality of food/produce and the establishments in the county.

Below details the top 10 countries from around the world for rate of pay for a commis chef. You have to consider the cost of living in each of the location when making any judgements on the difference in the pay rates. However when you consider there is almost a 100% increase between Switzerland and Germany you can see there’s a bit of scope.

In comparison the below details the annual salary of commis chef from the lower end of the scale. 

*Data was taken from a number of sources including national surveys and indeed job average salaries for each country.