Chefs/Cooks Jobs in Melbourne

352 positions available • Up 21% this month

The middle 50% of earners fall between A$66,000 and A$82,000 per year.

Melbourne has 352 Chefs/Cooks roles with published salaries, with volume growing 21% month-on-month. Leading employers include Compass Group, Cater Care and Dessert Corner.

For a detailed breakdown, see the full Chefs/Cooks salary guide for Australia.

Median Salary
A$77,500
No change this month
25th Percentile
A$66,000
No change this month
75th Percentile
A$82,000
No change this month

Salary Distribution

See how Chefs/Cooks salaries are distributed across different pay bands in Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

Under A$60,000
53 jobs (15%)
A$60,000 – A$80,000
149 jobs (42%)
A$80,000 – A$100,000
133 jobs (38%)
A$100,000 – A$120,000
15 jobs (4%)
A$120,000 – A$140,000
2 jobs (1%)
A$140,000 – A$160,000
0 jobs (0%)
A$160,000 – A$180,000
0 jobs (0%)
A$180,000 – A$200,000
0 jobs (0%)
A$200,000 – A$250,000
0 jobs (0%)
A$250,000+
0 jobs (0%)

Employment Types

Breakdown of Chefs/Cooks positions by employment type in Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

Full-time
263 jobs (75%)
Casual
46 jobs (13%)
Part-time
37 jobs (11%)
Contract
6 jobs (2%)

Top Employers

Companies hiring the most Chefs/Cooks professionals in Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

C
Compass Group
6 open positions
C
Cater Care
5 open positions
D
Dessert Corner
3 open positions
H
Hospoworld Resourcing
3 open positions
O
Optura
3 open positions
S
Starpro Pty Ltd
3 open positions
T
The Pancake Parlour
3 open positions
B
Baptcare
3 open positions
V
Ventia
3 open positions
D
Dyers Steak Stable
2 open positions
M
M-Hospitality
2 open positions
M
Melbourne Food and Brew
2 open positions
C
Commune Group
2 open positions
S
Showtime Event Group
2 open positions
S
SSP Australia
2 open positions
O
Opal HealthCare
2 open positions
C
Cinque Terre Chadstone
2 open positions
T
The Mulberry Group
2 open positions
E
Estelle
2 open positions
O
Old Palm Liquor
2 open positions

Explore Chefs/Cooks Jobs in Melbourne

experienced in cooking,customer service, take waway shop

GIANACO P/L, trading as bills fish shop

Maryborough, VIC
A$28-A$32 p/h
Part-time
On-site

Commis/Demi/CDP Chefs | Petit Crenn Melbourne

InterContinental Hotels & Resorts

Melbourne, VIC
A$29.45-A$32.13 p/h
Full-time
On-site

Sous Chef

Grace Darling Hotel

Collingwood, VIC
A$80K-A$82K p/a
Full-time
On-site

Junior Pastry Chef/Sous Chef - Pidapipo Laboratorio Fiztroy

Pidapipo

Fitzroy, VIC
A$34.50-A$41.50 p/h
Casual
On-site

Full time Cook

Poyntons Boulevard Cafe

Essendon, VIC
A$60K-A$65K p/a
Full-time
On-site

Multiple Chef Roles - Chef De Partie, Sous Chef, Head Chef

Stomping Ground Brewing Co

Moorabbin, VIC
A$77K-A$87K p/a
Full-time
On-site

About this data

  • Based on 352 active listings in Melbourne.
  • Salaries normalised to annual equivalents.
  • Median represents the 50th percentile of advertised pay.
  • Data refreshed daily from active job listings.
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