Saucier vs executive chef

The differences between sauciers and executive chefs can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a saucier, becoming an executive chef takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, an executive chef has an average salary of $59,416, which is higher than the $30,614 average annual salary of a saucier.

The top three skills for a saucier include food handling, fine dining and culinary. The most important skills for an executive chef are culinary, food preparation, and customer service.

Saucier vs executive chef overview

	Saucier	Executive Chef
Yearly salary	$30,614	$59,416
Hourly rate	$14.72	$28.57
Growth rate	16%	15%
Number of jobs	5,479	83,085
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 66%	Associate Degree, 56%
Average age	38	42
Years of experience	4	6

Saucier vs executive chef salary

Sauciers and executive chefs have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Saucier	Executive Chef
Average salary	$30,614	$59,416
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $39,000	Between $40,000 And $87,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Bridgewater Associates
Best paying industry	-	Hospitality

Differences between saucier and executive chef education

There are a few differences between a saucier and an executive chef in terms of educational background:

	Saucier	Executive Chef
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 66%	Associate Degree, 56%
Most common major	Culinary Arts	Culinary Arts
Most common college	-	Drexel University

Saucier vs executive chef demographics

Here are the differences between sauciers' and executive chefs' demographics:

	Saucier	Executive Chef
Average age	38	42
Gender ratio	Male, 91.4% Female, 8.6%	Male, 87.5% Female, 12.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 18.0% Asian, 8.1% White, 57.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%	Black or African American, 10.3% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% Asian, 10.8% White, 55.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	9%

Differences between saucier and executive chef duties and responsibilities

Saucier example responsibilities.

Manage and control all receive productusing FIFO.
Train, mentore, manage and discipline lead chefs, associate chefs, prep cooks, pastry assistants and dishwashers.
Make sure of proper (FIFO) rotation of sauces make.
Work primarily saut station, but all stations as needed.
Prepare all sauces, hot appetizers and all saut ed food.
Maintain the highest level of food safety practices as set out by HACCP and SAFESERVE.

Executive chef example responsibilities.

Manage a kitchen of military personal and Japanese civilian chefs.
Cater off-premise events, parties, holiday dinners and seasonal BBQ cookouts.
Own and operate a full charge BBQ catering business from a 30 foot mobile kitchen.
Close high percentage of sales opportunities for large builder and designer accounts with strategic VIP events.
Supervise high volume and VIP catering events to include black tie, charity and outdoor events.
Create systems to control BOH operations including: purchasing, receiving, storage, inventory & food cost tracking.

Saucier vs executive chef skills

Common saucier skills

Food Handling, 30%
Fine Dining, 26%
Culinary, 19%
Mother Sauces, 11%
Food Preparation, 11%
Saut, 1%

Common executive chef skills

Culinary, 14%
Food Preparation, 8%
Customer Service, 6%
Kitchen Operations, 6%
Food Safety, 5%
Food Service, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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