What are the main factors that influence an Assistant Lead Kitchen's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change An Assistant Lead Kitchen's salary?

An Assistant Lead Kitchen's salary grows with experience: starting around $53,408 for beginners, reaching about $56,554 at mid-level, and approach $58,495 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Assistant Lead Kitchen?

Assistant Lead Kitchen salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assistant Lead Kitchen roles are District of Columbia $62,073, California $61,837, Massachusetts $61,013. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Assistant Lead Kitchen roles make?

Salaries for Assistant Lead Kitchen level roles vary by specialization: Lead Medical Assistant: $117,660; Lead Administrative Assistant: $74,032; Assistant Kitchen Manager: $56,041; Kitchen Manager: $55,506; Kitchen: $45,159.

Assistant Lead Kitchen Salary in Colorado

How much does an Assistant Lead Kitchen make in Colorado? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Lead Kitchen in Colorado is $57,201 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $28.

However, an Assistant Lead Kitchen's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $66,101
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $49,944 to $61,860
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $43,338

10% $43,338

50% (Median) $57,201

90% $66,101

Assistant Lead Kitchen Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$61,860	$5,155	$1,190	$30
Average	$57,201	$4,767	$1,100	$28
25th Percentile	$49,944	$4,162	$960	$24

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Key Factors That Influence Assistant Lead Kitchen Salaries

An Assistant Lead Kitchen's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Assistant Lead Kitchen Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assistant Lead Kitchen's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $53,408
Early Career (1-2 years): $53,664
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $56,554
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $58,365
Expert (over 8 years): $58,495

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Assistant Lead Kitchen	less than 1 year	$53,408
Early Career Level Assistant Lead Kitchen	1-2 years	$53,664
Mid-Level Level Assistant Lead Kitchen	2-4 years	$56,554
Senior-Level Level Assistant Lead Kitchen	5-8 years	$58,365
Expert Level Assistant Lead Kitchen	over 8 years	$58,495

How Do Assistant Lead Kitchen Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Assistant Lead Kitchens. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $62,073.
California: $61,837.
Massachusetts: $61,013.

District of Columbia $62,073 California $61,837 Massachusetts $61,013 Washington $60,789 New Jersey $60,766 Alaska $60,688 Connecticut $59,914 New York $59,600

Hawaii $58,597 Rhode Island $58,126 Maryland $57,806 Minnesota $57,369 Colorado $57,201 Illinois $57,145 Oregon $56,932 Delaware $56,775

New Hampshire $56,676 Virginia $56,455 Pennsylvania $55,810 Nevada $55,485 North Dakota $55,379 Michigan $55,210 Wisconsin $55,149 Vermont $55,025

Texas $54,683 Maine $54,661 Arizona $54,627 Ohio $54,588 Georgia $54,072 Indiana $53,814 Wyoming $53,764 Utah $53,686

Iowa $53,652 Kansas $53,383 Louisiana $53,304 North Carolina $53,276 Missouri $53,265 Florida $53,046 Montana $52,929 Nebraska $52,817

Kentucky $52,755 South Carolina $52,531 Tennessee $52,390 Idaho $52,334 New Mexico $51,925 Oklahoma $51,835 Alabama $51,505 South Dakota $50,950

Arkansas $50,647 West Virginia $50,484 Mississippi $49,997

Top Paying Cities for Assistant Lead Kitchen

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Glen Haven: $56,081
Hygiene: $58,030
Johnstown: $56,206

Glen Haven, CO $56,081

Hygiene, CO $58,030

Johnstown, CO $56,206

Laporte, CO $55,583

Livermore, CO $55,402

Loveland, CO $56,030

Lyons, CO $57,928

Masonville, CO $55,618

Mead, CO $56,844

Milliken, CO $56,128

Niwot, CO $58,485

Red Feather Lakes, CO $55,555

Severance, CO $55,662

Timnath, CO $55,591

Wellington, CO $55,279

Windsor, CO $55,671

Brighton, CO $57,050

Ault, CO $55,565

Briggsdale, CO $55,580

Carr, CO $54,624

Eastlake, CO $57,199

Eaton, CO $55,740

Evans, CO $56,024

Fort Lupton, CO $56,888

Galeton, CO $55,746

Gilcrest, CO $56,330

Gill, CO $55,837

Greeley, CO $55,886

Henderson, CO $57,139

Hudson, CO $56,701

Keenesburg, CO $56,427

Kersey, CO $55,844

La Salle, CO $56,233

Lucerne, CO $55,826

Nunn, CO $55,388

Orchard, CO $55,573

Pierce, CO $55,600

Ohio City, CO $56,172

Parlin, CO $55,908

Penrose, CO $55,420

Pitkin, CO $56,102

Poncha Springs, CO $55,722

Powderhorn, CO $55,791

Rockvale, CO $55,168

Sargents, CO $55,628

Twin Lakes, CO $57,465

Westcliffe, CO $55,199

Wetmore, CO $54,844

Durango, CO $55,948

Cahone, CO $55,810

Cortez, CO $55,768

Dolores, CO $55,901

Dove Creek, CO $55,754

Egnar, CO $55,785

Hesperus, CO $55,459

Lewis, CO $55,908

Mancos, CO $55,767

Marvel, CO $55,457

Mesa Verde National Park, CO $55,478

Pleasant View, CO $55,649

Rico, CO $55,914

Towaoc, CO $55,535

Yellow Jacket, CO $55,842

Montrose, CO $56,123

Austin, CO $56,196

Bedrock, CO $55,771

Cedaredge, CO $56,253

Cory, CO $56,183

Crawford, CO $56,023

Delta, CO $56,122

Eckert, CO $56,210

Hotchkiss, CO $56,175

Lazear, CO $56,133

Naturita, CO $55,884

Norwood, CO $55,906

Nucla, CO $55,970

Olathe, CO $56,060

Ophir, CO $55,967

Ouray, CO $55,958

Paonia, CO $56,433

Paradox, CO $55,802

Placerville, CO $55,915

Redvale, CO $55,933

Ridgway, CO $55,950

Silverton, CO $55,856

Somerset, CO $56,604

Telluride, CO $55,977

Grand Junction, CO $56,468

Platteville, CO $56,455

Roggen, CO $55,873

Weldona, CO $55,441

Wiggins, CO $55,738

Fort Morgan, CO $55,464

Log Lane Village, CO $55,645

Akron, CO $55,062

Amherst, CO $54,885

Atwood, CO $55,255

Brush, CO $55,251

Crook, CO $55,098

Eckley, CO $54,924

Fleming, CO $55,203

Grover, CO $55,159

Haxtun, CO $55,192

Hereford, CO $54,807

Hillrose, CO $55,305

Holyoke, CO $55,025

Idalia, CO $54,749

Iliff, CO $55,242

Julesburg, CO $55,020

Lindon, CO $54,826

Merino, CO $55,303

New Raymer, CO $55,291

Otis, CO $55,111

Ovid, CO $55,039

Padroni, CO $55,102

Paoli, CO $55,193

Peetz, CO $55,087

Sedgwick, CO $55,059

Snyder, CO $55,261

Sterling, CO $55,349

Stoneham, CO $55,293

Vernon, CO $54,801

Woodrow, CO $54,940

Wray, CO $54,911

Yuma, CO $55,094

Anton, CO $54,840

Arapahoe, CO $54,408

Arriba, CO $54,605

Bethune, CO $54,686

Burlington, CO $54,635

Calhan, CO $55,499

Cascade, CO $55,956

Cheyenne Wells, CO $54,487

Cope, CO $54,814

Cripple Creek, CO $55,850

Divide, CO $55,880

Flagler, CO $54,661

Florissant, CO $55,834

Fountain, CO $55,494

Genoa, CO $54,642

Green Mountain Falls, CO $55,942

Guffey, CO $55,774

Hugo, CO $54,307

Joes, CO $54,868

Karval, CO $53,992

Kirk, CO $54,823

Kit Carson, CO $54,419

Limon, CO $54,972

Lake George, CO $55,919

Manitou Springs, CO $55,956

Matheson, CO $54,931

Peyton, CO $55,761

Ramah, CO $54,576

Rush, CO $54,706

Seibert, CO $54,638

Simla, CO $55,181

Stratton, CO $54,692

U S A F Academy, CO $55,952

Victor, CO $55,825

Vona, CO $54,670

Wild Horse, CO $54,314

Woodland Park, CO $55,910

Yoder, CO $54,917

Colorado Springs, CO $55,956

Clifton, CO $56,433

Fruita, CO $56,293

Gateway, CO $55,897

Glade Park, CO $56,090

Loma, CO $56,313

Mack, CO $56,164

Palisade, CO $56,331

Whitewater, CO $56,086

Glenwood Springs, CO $57,013

Dinosaur, CO $56,071

Aspen, CO $58,081

Snowmass Village, CO $58,079

Avon, CO $57,557

Basalt, CO $57,896

Carbondale, CO $57,681

Collbran, CO $56,276

Craig, CO $56,689

De Beque, CO $56,269

Eagle, CO $57,322

Edwards, CO $57,445

Parachute, CO $56,562

Battlement Mesa, CO $56,510

Gypsum, CO $57,036

Hamilton, CO $56,930

Hayden, CO $56,770

Maybell, CO $56,141

Meeker, CO $56,935

Meredith, CO $57,706

Mesa, CO $56,248

Minturn, CO $57,382

Molina, CO $56,215

New Castle, CO $56,816

Rangely, CO $56,299

Red Cliff, CO $57,374

Rifle, CO $56,675

Silt, CO $56,652

Slater, CO $56,419

Snowmass, CO $57,962

Wolcott, CO $57,356

Woody Creek, CO $58,077

Vail, CO $57,628

Pueblo, CO $54,257

Colorado City, CO $54,629

Aguilar, CO $54,867

Arlington, CO $53,901

Avondale, CO $54,403

Beulah, CO $54,632

Boncarbo, CO $54,894

Boone, CO $54,579

Branson, CO $54,445

Campo, CO $54,243

Cheraw, CO $54,347

Crowley, CO $54,463

Eads, CO $54,386

Fort Lyon, CO $54,326

Fowler, CO $54,482

Gardner, CO $55,015

Granada, CO $54,508

Hartman, CO $54,612

Hasty, CO $54,445

Haswell, CO $54,123

Hoehne, CO $54,805

Holly, CO $54,440

Kim, CO $54,389

La Junta, CO $54,424

Lamar, CO $54,590

Las Animas, CO $54,394

La Veta, CO $55,111

Mc Clave, CO $54,454

Manzanola, CO $54,382

Model, CO $54,465

Olney Springs, CO $54,289

Ordway, CO $54,019

Pritchett, CO $54,391

Rocky Ford, CO $54,303

Rye, CO $54,712

Sheridan Lake, CO $54,407

Springfield, CO $54,503

Sugar City, CO $53,874

Swink, CO $54,370

Trinchera, CO $54,570

Trinidad, CO $54,807

Two Buttes, CO $54,500

Vilas, CO $54,492

Walsenburg, CO $54,820

Walsh, CO $54,435

Weston, CO $54,997

Wiley, CO $54,404

Alamosa, CO $55,529

Antonito, CO $55,494

Arboles, CO $55,606

Arvada, CO $57,201

Aurora, CO $57,162

Bayfield, CO $55,763

Broomfield, CO $57,452

Commerce City, CO $57,067

Dupont, CO $57,176

Eldorado Springs, CO $58,537

Lafayette, CO $58,018

Louisville, CO $58,090

Westminster, CO $57,175

Wheat Ridge, CO $57,172

Agate, CO $55,147

Bennett, CO $56,580

Byers, CO $55,905

Castle Rock, CO $56,152

Deer Trail, CO $55,536

Elbert, CO $55,797

Elizabeth, CO $56,268

Englewood, CO $57,162

Franktown, CO $56,115

Kiowa, CO $55,863

Larkspur, CO $55,970

Littleton, CO $57,105

Lone Tree, CO $56,955

Louviers, CO $56,876

Monument, CO $55,915

Palmer Lake, CO $55,921

Parker, CO $56,746

Sedalia, CO $56,181

Strasburg, CO $56,400

Watkins, CO $56,823

Denver, CO $57,156

Thornton, CO $57,201

Boulder, CO $58,820

Golden, CO $57,168

Alma, CO $56,846

Bailey, CO $56,717

Black Hawk, CO $57,739

Bond, CO $57,350

Breckenridge, CO $56,967

Buffalo Creek, CO $56,521

Burns, CO $56,982

Central City, CO $57,414

Clark, CO $56,442

Climax, CO $57,033

Coalmont, CO $56,345

Como, CO $56,152

Conifer, CO $56,864

Cowdrey, CO $56,117

Dillon, CO $56,933

Dumont, CO $57,210

Evergreen, CO $57,068

Empire, CO $56,948

Fairplay, CO $56,204

Fraser, CO $57,013

Frisco, CO $57,285

Georgetown, CO $56,906

Granby, CO $56,861

Grand Lake, CO $56,830

Grant, CO $56,425

Hartsel, CO $55,905

Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $56,785

Idaho Springs, CO $57,113

Idledale, CO $57,109

Indian Hills, CO $57,080

Jamestown, CO $58,725

Jefferson, CO $56,307

Kittredge, CO $57,085

Kremmling, CO $56,779

Leadville, CO $56,964

Mc Coy, CO $56,973

Morrison, CO $57,067

Nederland, CO $58,191

Oak Creek, CO $56,872

Parshall, CO $57,116

Phippsburg, CO $56,928

Pine, CO $56,589

Pinecliffe, CO $58,464

Rand, CO $56,349

Rollinsville, CO $57,919

Shawnee, CO $56,576

Silver Plume, CO $56,665

Steamboat Springs, CO $56,766

Tabernash, CO $57,146

Toponas, CO $56,906

Walden, CO $56,264

Ward, CO $58,038

Winter Park, CO $57,219

Yampa, CO $56,984

Silverthorne, CO $57,236

Longmont, CO $57,803

Allenspark, CO $57,541

Estes Park, CO $56,677

Bellvue, CO $55,952

Berthoud, CO $56,637

Dacono, CO $57,298

Drake, CO $55,972

Erie, CO $57,554

Firestone, CO $57,155

Fort Collins, CO $55,552

Frederick, CO $57,158

Blanca, CO $55,333

Capulin, CO $55,617

Center, CO $55,571

Chama, CO $55,143

Chimney Rock, CO $55,630

Chromo, CO $55,256

Conejos, CO $55,460

Creede, CO $55,751

Crestone, CO $55,358

Del Norte, CO $55,630

Fort Garland, CO $55,208

San Luis, CO $54,984

Homelake, CO $55,578

Hooper, CO $55,393

Ignacio, CO $55,523

Jaroso, CO $55,105

La Jara, CO $55,549

Manassa, CO $55,493

Moffat, CO $55,431

Monte Vista, CO $55,611

Mosca, CO $55,323

Pagosa Springs, CO $55,625

Romeo, CO $55,656

Saguache, CO $55,623

Sanford, CO $55,344

San Pablo, CO $55,060

South Fork, CO $55,685

Villa Grove, CO $55,506

Salida, CO $55,724

Almont, CO $57,159

Buena Vista, CO $57,071

Canon City, CO $55,476

Cimarron, CO $55,850

Coal Creek, CO $55,147

Coaldale, CO $55,588

Cotopaxi, CO $55,432

Crested Butte, CO $57,459

Florence, CO $55,060

Monarch, CO $55,841

Granite, CO $56,679

Gunnison, CO $55,893

Hillside, CO $55,411

Howard, CO $55,688

Lake City, CO $55,847

Nathrop, CO $55,892

Assistant Lead Kitchen Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Assistant Lead Kitchen's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$49,944

Average $57,201/year

$61,860

$4,162

Average $4,767/month

$5,155

$960

Average $1,100/week

$1,190

$24

Average $28/hour

$30

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$61,860	$5,155	$1,190	$30
Average	$57,201	$4,767	$1,100	$28
25th Percentile	$49,944	$4,162	$960	$24

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