What is a good pay rate for a line cook in an upscale restaurant?

Question

examples: cheesecake factory, olive garden, bonefish grill, elephant bar. ..........restaurants like these...

Answer 1

8 dollars.

Answer 2

12-15 dollars

Answer 3

it depends on the city, unemployment rates in that city and number of restaurants competing for good cooks. Go to yahoo jobs and look at salary surveys.

Answer 4

As a line cook at crappy chain restaurants, you will probably making $8-10 based on experience, the amount of time you work (full time/part time), and the number of other cooks. The area will effect the price too.

If you are a line cook at a restaurant that requires a culinary degree (i.e. a real upscale restaurant) you would make a lot more based on the popularity and rating the restaurant has.

Answer 5

Those aren't upscale restaurants.  Restaurants, in general, whether fine dining or not...  will pay their line cooks anywhere between minimum wage and $3 over minimum wage...   depending on experience.

Answer 6

Olive Garden upscale?? OMG That is too funny. You need to get out more.

They probably pay about 9 bucks an hour.

If you have graduated from a culinary school, then we're talking in the $20's an hour. But that is definately upscale.

Some local restaurants will pay up to $15 an hour with experience. Look around and compare.