Yellow fever outbreaks in the United States shaped American history and influenced important national decisions. In the 1780s, yellow fever outbreaks in Philadelphia were responsible for killing one tenth of the city's population.
The average salary for an executive chef here is $71,666, according to a recent salary survey by StarChefs.com. The national average is $75,596, according to estimates by the online industry magazine. Locally, the range for line cooks is somewhere between $12 to $15 an hour, chefs and restaurateurs say.
Salary Benchmarks. The May 2011 edition of the Occupational Employment Statistics, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, lists an average salary of $46,600 per year for chefs and head cooks. At the lower end, entry-level salaries for the position were $24,770 or less.