Average annual salaries for management and chefs
29 September 2003 by Hospitality Training Foundation
In the UK, the two top earners in 2002 were general catering managers, catering managers and head chefs. The biggest increase in salary has been to pastry chefs.
Average annual salaries for London
| 2002 | Movement on 2001 | |
| General catering manager Catering manager Deputy catering manager Assistant catering manager Head chef Second chef Third chef Assistant chef Pastry chef Chef manager | £28,850 £24,650 £21,850 £18,600 £23,750 £19,800 £16,100 £13,000 £21,400 £21,000 | -9.0% -2.9% +0.8% +0.9% -4.9% -0.1% +0.3% -6.9% +16.9% +7.0% |
Average annual salaries for the rest of the UK
| 2002 | Movement on 2001 | |
| General catering manager Catering manager Deputy catering manager Assistant catering manager Head chef Second chef Third chef Assistant chef Pastry chef Chef manager | £25,900 £20,200 £18,100 £18,950 £21,400 £17,200 £14,700 £11,400 £18,650 £18,500 | -7.2% -6.1% -0.8% +6.6% -5.7% +4.1% +4.5% -5.9% +11.9% +4.4% |
Source: Labour Market Review 2003, published by the Hospitality Training Foundation. The figures are based on the Mayday Salary Survey.
