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.
Average Pay. Chefs reported an average yearly income of $46,600 per year and mean wages of $22.40 per hour, according to the May 2011 report of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.By comparison, restaurant cooks working under chefs earned an average of $23,410 per year and $11.25 per hour.verage Pay. Chefs reported an average yearly income of $46,600 per year and mean wages of $22.40 per hour, according to the May 2011 report of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.