Average Private Chef Salary Guide
This salary guide is an average salary calculated using placements made by Gourmet Recruitment in the last 2 years. In this time we’ve placed over 50 butlers to Private Chefs, HNWI homes, Yachts and Royal Residences.
The salary guide provides an advantage not just for Private Chefs but for employers too, pay satisfaction enables the retention of current personal chefs and attracts top talent which enhances an organisations (or individuals) reputation. Salary benchmarking helps Private Chefs compare salary packages offered by an employer against the market for future and current job roles.
The luxury market is a place where top talent is rewarded and individual relationships often dictate pay. Job roles frequently encompass much more and people perform duties outside just the usual Chef job description. So our research provides a rough guide. The guide is created using private chef placements we have made with Luxury homes, royal households and Global travelling HNWIs. Many Private Chefs command extremely high salary because their employers just won’t let them go and will do anything to keep them happy because they like their cooking so much.
The best paid private chefs have Michelin restaurant experience. HNWIs in particular look for wow factor and chefs that provide tasting menus to cater for special occasions. We’re fortunate to have place Private Chef from 3 Michelin * restaurants that provide wow factor at dinner parties and special events to impress friends and family of luxury households.
Whether you’re looking to hire a Private Chef or looking to be hired as a Private Chef, the average Personal Chef salary guide provides a helpful resource. HNWI and Luxury outposts can explore how much Private Chefs cost, and individual Private Chefs can review their salary expectations. But obviously as with any job, the best will be extremely will paid and in demand.
London average salaries
POSITION | SPECIFICS | SALARY |
Private Chef | Live-In (F/T) | £50k-£90k |
| Live-Out (F/T) | £55k-£100k |
International average salaries
POSITION | SPECIFICS | SALARY |
Private Chef | Live-In (F/T) | £55k-£85k net per annum, UK equivalent* |
Travelling Private Chef (Yacht, multiple residences) | Live-In (F/T) | £60k-£120k net per annum, UK equivalent* |
Please contact us if you are looking for a Private Chef or are a Private Chef looking for a new role
PLEASE NOTE: All salaries quoted throughout this research are a guideline only, from information gathered in the last 2 years from the Gourmet Recruitment database of candidates and clients. Many Private Chef positions also often include extras such as an Apartment, car and mobile phone as well as having all bills paid for.