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NYC restaurant pay

👨‍🍳 What chefs make in Midtown East, Manhattan

Typical pay
$37.26/hr
$31.88–$40.87 an hour
NYC overall: $36.78/hr — this neighborhood pays more 🔥
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Chef pay by neighborhood

From the pay posted on live Midtown East, Manhattan restaurant listings, updated daily. Typical = the middle; the range runs from the lower tenth to the top tenth. Yearly salaries shown per hour (÷ 2,080).

Chef pay in Midtown East, NYC: $37.26/hr typical (2026) · Restowork