Pastry Chef Salary in the United States

Pastry Chef Salary

How much does a Pastry Chef make in the United States? The average Pastry Chef salary in the United States is $67,303 as of April 24, 2024, but the range typically falls between $57,988 and $76,663. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target. 

Compensation Planning
Bonus Calculator
Develop a Job description
Pay Equity
Salary Salary + Bonus Benefits Job Openings
500+ Pastry Chef job openings Go >
View as table View as graph
Pastry Chef Salaries by Percentile
Percentile Salary Location Last Updated
10th Percentile Pastry Chef Salary $49,508 US April 24, 2024
25th Percentile Pastry Chef Salary $57,988 US April 24, 2024
50th Percentile Pastry Chef Salary $67,303 US April 24, 2024
75th Percentile Pastry Chef Salary $76,663 US April 24, 2024
90th Percentile Pastry Chef Salary $85,185 US April 24, 2024
25% $57,988 10% $49,508 90% $85,185 75% $76,663 $67,303 50%(Median) Didn’t find job title? Click
Employers: Find Surveys For This Job Employers: Price Your Company Jobs Employees: View your Salary
Change Search Criteria
Check out Pastry Chef Job Openings in Columbus, Ohio

Pastry Chef

Makeready LLC - Columbus, OH

Apply Now

Pastry Chef

Rittenhouse Village Gahanna - Gahanna, OH

Apply Now

Pastry Sous Chef

Hank's Seafood - Columbus - Columbus, OH

Apply Now

Head Pastry Chef

Nickel and Bean Coffee Shop - Lexington, OH

Apply Now
Search More Pastry Chef Jobs in Columbus, Ohio
See it in Action

What skills does a Pastry Chef need?

Each competency has five to ten behavioral assertions that can be observed, each with a corresponding performance level (from one to five) that is required for a particular job.

1.

Planning: An act or process of making or carrying out plans. Establishment of goals, policies, and procedures for a social or economic unit city planning business planning.

2.

Retail Management: Refers to the process of helping customers find products in your store, It includes everything from increasing your customer pool to how products are presented, and how you fulfill a customer's needs

3.

Food Service: The foodservice or catering industry includes the businesses, institutions, and companies which prepare meals outside the home.

See More Skills
Planning 7.83%
Retail Management 1.81%
Food Service 1.2%
Others 89.16%

Job Description for Pastry Chef

Pastry Chef leads the production and presentation of pastries and baked goods including sourcing, purchasing, inventory, and cost control. Develops and tests recipes and sources ingredients to create unique pastries and baked goods. Being a Pastry Chef creates dessert menus that complement meal offerings, appeal to diners and maximize profits. Follows all applicable guidelines and regulations for food handling and safety. Additionally, Pastry Chef maintains a clean and orderly workstation and kitchen equipment. May require an associate degree in culinary arts or equivalent. Typically reports to an executive chef. The Pastry Chef supervises a small group of para-professional staff in an organization characterized by highly transactional or repetitive processes. Contributes to the development of processes and procedures. To be a Pastry Chef typically requires 3 years experience in the related area as an individual contributor. Thorough knowledge of functional area under supervision. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)... View full job description

Employers: Job Description Management Tool

See user submitted job responsibilities for Pastry Chef.

Struggling with Managing Your Job Descriptions?

Our job description management tool- JobArchitect streamlines your job description process. Say goodbye to the hassle of crafting job descriptions.

Explore JobArchitect
How to Pay Equity

Does your employee feel unfair treatment? See our CompAnalyst® Pay Equity Suite can help you achieve and sustain pay equity with the true end-to-end solution.

Explore Pay Equity

Search Job Openings

Salary.com job board provides millions of Pastry Chef information for you to search for. Click on search button below to see Pastry Chef job openings or enter a new job title here.

Job Openings for Pastry Chef
  • Eatzi's Market & Bakery - Dallas, TX
    Do you love great food and great people. Come join us. Eatzi's offers a great work/life balance, competitive pay and benefits. We are hiring today. RESPONS...
    - 1 Day Ago
  • Eatzi's Market & Bakery - Dallas, TX
    Do you love great food and great people. Come join us. Eatzi's offers a great work/life balance, competitive pay and benefits. We are hiring today. RESPONS...
    - 1 Day Ago
  • Sodexo - Prairie View, TX
    Sodexo - 115 L.W. MINOR ST [Kitchen Supervisor / Cook] As a Pastry Chef at Sodexo, you'll: Oversee creativity and prepare all desserts required for all foo...
    - 1 Day Ago
  • Sunrise Senior Living - Bethesda, MD
    Sunrise Senior Living - JobID: 210172 [Kitchen Manager] As a Chef at Sunrise, you'll: Prepare and serve the residents in our community. Ensure all special ...
    - 5 Days Ago
  • Sodexo - Glencoe, IL
    Sodexo - 1000 Lake Cook Rd [Kitchen Supervisor / Cook] As a Pastry Chef at Sodexo, you'll: Oversee creativity and prepare all desserts required for all foo...
    - 1 Day Ago

Career Path for Pastry Chef

A career path is a sequence of jobs that leads to your short- and long-term career goals. Some follow a linear career path within one field, while others change fields periodically to achieve career or personal goals.

For Pastry Chef, the upper level is Kitchen Manager and then progresses to Executive Chef.

Pastry Chef
Kitchen Manager
Executive Chef
Those that have already made the climb...
Marc Bruno, SVP & Chief Operating Officer
Aramark
Aramark provides food and facilities services to education, healthcare, business and industry, sports, leisure, and corrections clients in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Food and Support Services United States, and Food and Support Services International. The company offers foo... More
Fiscal Year Ended in 2023
Not the job you're looking for? Search more salaries here:
See if your skills match up? Check skills for Pastry Chef

Are you an HR manager or compensation specialist?

Salary.com's CompAnalyst platform offers:

  • Detailed skills and competency reports for specific positions
  • Job and employee pricing reports
  • Compensation data tools, salary structures, surveys and benchmarks.
Learn about CompAnalyst

Pastry Chef Pay Difference by Location

Pastry Chef salary varies from city to city. Compared with national average salary of Pastry Chef, the highest Pastry Chef salary is in San Francisco, CA, where the Pastry Chef salary is 25.0% above. The lowest Pastry Chef salary is in Miami, FL, where the Pastry Chef salary is 3.5% lower than national average salary.

City, State Compared to national average
City, State San Francisco, CA Compared to national average
+ 25.0%
City, State Washington, DC Compared to national average
+ 11.3%
City, State Miami, FL Compared to national average
-3.5%
City, State Chicago, IL Compared to national average
+ 4.9%
City, State Boston, MA Compared to national average
+ 12.1%
City, State New York, NY Compared to national average
+ 16.8%
City, State Dallas, TX Compared to national average
-1.3%

Take just three simple steps below to generate your own personalized salary report

Step 1 of 3

Understand the total compensation opportunity for a Pastry Chef, base salary plus other pay elements

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

 
 
 
57988
76663
67303

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

 
 
 
60054
77837
68904
These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Pastry Chef in the United States. The base salary for Pastry Chef ranges from $57,988 to $76,663 with the average base salary of $67,303. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $60,054 to $77,837 with the average total cash compensation of $68,904.
Similar Job Titles:
Assistant Pastry Chef, Banquet Chef - Casino, Buffet Chef - Casino, Cook I, Cook III
See additional Similar Jobs
Step 2 of 3

Discover how your pay is adjusted for skills, experience, and other factors

How much should you be paid?

For a real-time salary target, tell us more about your role in the four categories below.

57988
76663

 

Step 3 of 3

How much should you be paid?

Generate Your Salary Report

View the Cost of Living in Major Cities

Skills associated with Pastry Chef: Food Prep Tools and Equipment, Operations Management, Kitchen Operations, Pastry/Dessert Preparation ...More

Recently searched related titles: Bakery Production Supervisor, Breeding Manager, Economic Development Administrator

Jobs with a similar salary range to Pastry Chef : Chief Cook, Pastry Cook, Lead Baker

Salary estimation for Pastry Chef at companies like : Madison Industries, A California Corp, Uniting Planning Organization, Maverick Residential Mortgage Inc

Jobs with a similar salary range to Pastry Chef : Dessert Chef, Surgical Liaison, Pastry Chef De Partie

Pastry Chef Salary in United States
Pastry Chef Salary Graph, Regional Distribution and Summary