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According to a 2008 StarChefs.com Salary Survey, pastry chefs made an average of $46,228 in 2008. Experienced pastry chefs can make anywhere between $35,000 and $100,000 a y â¦ ear. http://www.starchefs.com/features/editors_dish/salary_survey/2008/html/index.shtml.
Naturally, more experienced chefs were paid more: StarChefs found that pastry chefs started at an average of $28,333 per year, but commanded average salaries of $47,452 after 10 years in the profession and averaged $53,167 after 20 years.ccording to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, all chefs working in the United States earned an average of $22.39 an hour and $46,570 per year as of 2012. However, these numbers don't tell the full story: chefs tend to make significantly different wages depending on their specific title.