🍳 Chef career in Lagos Life: pay, shifts and promotions
Wash plates at Amala Shitta and cook your way up to celebrity chef. Cooking actions can be done free at home.
- Promoted by
- Cooking
- Workplace
- Amala Shitta
- Shift
- 08:00 to 16:00
- Working days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
- Entry pay
- ₦2,700
- Top pay
- ₦47,000
Pay ladder
Promotion pay is per shift. The weekly column assumes you work all 6 rostered days.
| Level | Pay per shift | Per week | Needed to reach it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Dishwasher | ₦2,700 | ₦16,200 | Start |
| 2. Line Cook | ₦6,000 | ₦36,000 | Cooking level 1 |
| 3. Sous Chef | ₦12,600 | ₦75,600 | Cooking level 3 |
| 4. Head Chef | ₦24,000 | ₦144,000 | Cooking level 5 |
| 5. Celebrity Chef | ₦47,000 | ₦282,000 | Cooking level 7 |
Promotion gates (skill levels 1, 3, 5, 7 with full work performance) come from community data. Fares of up to ₦150 per shift and income tax come off your take-home.
How good is it?
- Ranked 9 of 14 for top pay and 8 of 14 for entry pay.
- A full entry week pays ₦16,200, which is 6.8 times the ₦2,400 weekly rent in Mushin.
- The top level grows your pay 17.4 times over entry.
- You work at least one weekend day, and rent is due on Saturday.
How to get promoted faster
Your promotions run on Cooking. The highest-rate action is Learn Mama's Ewedu Secret (at Amala Shitta, rate 1.8 per hour). The best free option at home is Egusi Soup & Eba at 1.3 per hour.
Traits that speed this up: Foodie (x1.6).
Frequently asked questions
How much does a Chef earn in Lagos Life?
Entry pay is ₦2,700 per shift as Dishwasher. The top level, Celebrity Chef, pays ₦47,000 per shift, which is 17.4 times the entry pay.
What skill do I need to get promoted as a Chef?
Cooking. You need level 1, 3, 5 and 7 for the four promotions, plus full work performance. See how to raise Cooking.
When is the Chef shift?
It starts at 08:00 and runs 8 hours, finishing at 16:00. You work Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat at Amala Shitta.