Private chefs in Houston
For principal homes and the family offices who look after them.
Jade House places permanent private chefs with principal homes in River Oaks, Memorial, Tanglewood and West University, and across Houston. Each search is hand-arranged and held in confidence. Every chef is vetted before an introduction, and the home meets only those who fit.
What a full-time chef is paid
| Private chef, first full-time role | $140,000 to $155,000 |
| Private chef, established | $160,000 to $200,000 |
| Executive chef or multi-property | $200,000 to $250,000 and above |
Gross annual salary for a full-time role, as published for Dallas and Houston. The food budget and benefits sit outside it.
The shape of the role
A Houston role is full-time and year-round, live-out or live-in, cooking for the family through the week and for entertaining at home. A chef who travels with the family to a coast or lake house is agreed as one role, with the travel written into the offer.
A live-in role adds housing to the salary. The food budget is held by the home and never comes out of the chef’s pay.
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Pay figures are published ranges, shown as a guide. The salary for any role is agreed between the home and the chef.