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Executive Chef Demographics and Statistics in the US – 2025 

We created the article below to help you learn about statistics and demographics related to the Executive Chef role.  

Read on to learn about where they work, what languages they speak, how many are women and more.  

Executive Chef Employment Statistics 

There are 137,000 Executive Chefs working in the U.S. 

executive chef statistics

Executive Chef Gender Statistics 

87% of Executive Chefs are men, indicating a wide gap discrepancy in this role. This is similar to the Sous Chef demographics in the U.S. 

Executive Chef Gender Statistics

 

Executive Chef Age Statistics 

More than half of all Executive Chefs are older than 40 years (56%), indicating that this position requires extensive experience and determination. 

Executive Chef Age Statistics

Executive Chef Ethnicity and Race Statistics 

Most Executive Chefs are white (56%). This is similar to other hospitality roles, such as the demographics of Head Chefs

Executive Chef Ethnicity and Race Statistics

Executive Chef Education Statistics 

26% of Executive Chefs have a bachelor’s degree.  

Executive Chef Education Statistics

Executive Chef Tenure Statistics 

41% of Executive Chefs stay at the same job between one and two years. 

Executive Chef Tenure Statistics

Executive Chef Company Size Statistics 

34% of Executive Chefs work in companies that employ between 100 and 1,000 individuals. 

Executive Chef Company Size Statistics

Executive Chef Languages Spoken    

A lot of Executive Chefs typically speak English and another language. While Spanish is the most popular choice as a second language for Executive Chefs (41%), they also speak French, Italian and others. 

See the breakdown of languages Executive Chefs speak below.  

Executive Chef Languages Spoken   

Executive Chef Demographics and Statistics FAQ 

Executive Chefs earn the most in the following states: 

  • Nevada ($97,600
  • California ($94,842
  • New York ($94,100

If you’re an Executive Chef looking to find employment in New York, explore our Executive Chef NYC jobs

Cities like New York, Chicago and Miami have the most Executive Chefs. 

If you’re looking to find employment as an Executive Chef in Miami, explore our Miami Executive Chef jobs page

Executive Chefs are in demand in the following cities: 

  • Las Vegas 
  • Reno 
  • Boston  
  • Philadelphia 
  • Detroit 

There are 137,000 Executive Chefs working in the U.S. 

13% of Executive Chefs are female. 

Most Executive Chefs are white. 

Executive Chefs are, on average, 41 years old. 

Additional Executive Chef Statistics 

  • Most Executive Chefs (56%) have an associate’s degree
  • 15% of Executive Chefs stay at the same job for up to one year
  • 24% of Executive Chefs work in companies that have less than 100 employees
  • 3% of Executive Chefs speak Japanese
  • Nevada is the highest-paid state for Executive Chefs ($97,600

Executive Chefs Statistics and Demographics Data 

We calculated our Executive Chef demographics using government and agency sources, combined with our own data. 

Explore how we do it on our statistics and demographics methodology page

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