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Chefs and Head Cooks: green card (PERM) sponsors

1,266 PERM labor certification applications for this occupation (SOC 35-1011). Median offered salary $64,771; median time to certification 488 days.

PERM applications1,266

Median offered salary$64,771

Middle half of salaries$55,453–$72,060

10th–90th percentile$47,026–$79,281

Top green card sponsors

Employer	PERM applications	Median salary
Fogo de Chao Holdings Inc.	105	$61,339
Boathouse Sushi Inc.	11	$60,320
BSCS Associates LLC	10	$71,698
Abu Omar Halal LLC	8	$47,216
Perfect 85 Degrees C Inc	8	$83,200
Adam A & Y Inc.	7	$50,710
Addison Reserve Master Property Owners Association, Inc	7	$60,000
3054 Delaware Avenue, Inc.	6	$62,858
India House Restaurant LLC	6	$46,883
Al Nour Restaurant Inc.	6	$43,306
Fuji at Ink Block, Inc.	6	$87,422
First Security Investment, Inc.	5	$66,976
Celadon Thai Restaurant Inc	5	$77,000
Crabby Georges LLC	5	$51,210
Tik's Thai Express, Inc.	5	—
Fuji at Assembly, Inc.	5	$87,422
Rioz, Inc.	5	$51,210
TH NYC Restaurant 1, LLC	5	$90,605
Pearl Bay Restaurant, Inc.	5	$70,907
Vado Pazzo, Inc.	5	$77,917
AGL Hospitality Group LLC	4	$49,712
Red Maple Chinese Restaurant	4	$55,453
Fusion Delight Inc.	4	$70,907
Pham Nguyen Camden LLC	4	$33,280
Shanghai Garden of Sacramento 888	4	$64,834
Asian Bistro Cedar City, Inc.	4	$54,434
First Security Investments, Inc.	4	$55,515
Sea Island Company, LLC	4	$62,275
Fuji at WoC, Inc.	4	$87,422
Joie 22 LLC	4	$56,098
World Food Enterprises, LLC.	4	$66,674
Elements Asia, Inc.	4	$70,000
Kumo Asian Bistro, Inc.	4	$70,000
Eerkins INC	3	$76,500
Pinto Thai Bistro	3	$65,499
Jung Sik Dang Corp	3	$60,570
Osaka Japanese, Inc.	3	$67,371
Alhawi Grill LLC	3	$51,126
Golden Dragon Chinese Cuisine Restaurant, Inc.	3	$55,453
Y & L Restaurant	3	$55,141
China Village Restaurant Inc.	3	$69,451
Jin 28 CS, Inc.	3	$64,854
Lake View Suites, Inc.	3	$48,714
Domo Cafe	3	$36,358
Akilane LLC	3	$51,126
TCB Lin LLC	3	$50,000
Shuang, Inc.	3	$80,725
Yi, Inc.	3	$51,376
Athenian House Catering LLC	3	$54,600
Sirilux Pensiri USA, LLC	3	—

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Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications. PERM certification is one step toward a green card; USCIS decides the petition. Not legal advice. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC PERM Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2024–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).