CHEF SALARY 2026
What restaurants really pay
12 real job ads compared, checked November 2026.
ENTRY LEVEL
Small-city fast-food cooks
PKR 20,000–35,000 per month in the ads we found.
Examples: Jhelum, Abbottabad and Lahore street food.
BIG CITIES
Experienced cooks and section chefs
PKR 50,000–80,000 per month.
Lahore, Islamabad, Karachi and Faisalabad ads.
SPECIALIST PAY
Arabic sweets and pastry
One Islamabad–Rawalpindi ad offers PKR 100,000–200,000.
Most head chef ads say "market competitive" with no figure.
NATIONAL AVERAGE
Indeed data
Rs 43,442 per month, from 169 salaries.
Typical range Rs 18,454–102,265 (updated 17 Oct 2026).
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