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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics includes pastry chefs in the broader job category of chefs and head cooks. These workers earned an average annual salary of $46,620 and a median salary of $42,490 in 2013, the BLS reports. Annual salaries ranged from $24,160 or less to $74,240 or more.A beginning pastry chef should expect a salary on the low end of the range, from $24,160 to approximately the midpoint of $42,490. Certain work settings and industries offer higher than average salaries, however. pastry chef who had just finished culinary school could expect a salary of $17,000. However, the Indeed.com job website reports a higher average annual starting salary for pastry chefs -- $25,000 a year -- as of 2014.