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We offer no jobs and do not look for work for you. We offer food hygiene training. Never pay anyone who promises you a job.
In short
- The job names in Spanish: cocinero/a (cook), ayudante de cocina (kitchen assistant), jefe/a de partida (chef de partie), segundo/a de cocina (sous chef), jefe/a de cocina (head chef). Search with these words on job sites.
- Who sets the pay: the hospitality collective agreement of your province (convenio colectivo de hostelería). It changes with the province, the contract and experience.
- The floor: no full-time job may pay less than the 2026 minimum wage, 1,221 € gross a month in 14 payments.
- Gross, not net: ads give gross pay (bruto), before tax and social security.
- The certificate: a cook receives, stores, prepares, cooks and chills food. Many ads ask for the carnet de manipulador de alimentos. EU Regulation 852/2004 (Annex II, Chapter XII) puts the training duty on the employer. Since Real Decreto 109/2010 there is no official carnet: a private body or the employer gives the certificate.
Cook pay in real ads
Examples of cocinero/a ads on InfoJobs (2026). These are the ads' own figures, not a promise:
| Place | What the ad says |
|---|---|
| Dénia (Alicante) | Cook, permanent full-time contract, 1,300 to 1,400 € gross a month |
| Cocentaina (Alicante) | Cook, permanent contract, at least 1 year of experience, 1,400 to 1,800 € gross a month |
| Castelldefels (Barcelona) | Cook for the 2026 season, 1,400 to 1,700 € gross a month |
| Alcobendas (Madrid) | Production kitchen cook, permanent full-time contract, 1,800 to 2,200 € gross a month |
- InfoJobs: Cocinero, Dénia
- InfoJobs: Cocinero, Cocentaina
- InfoJobs: Cocinero/a, Castelldefels
- InfoJobs: Cocinero/a de producción, Alcobendas
Ads change and disappear. Head chef, sous chef and private chef pay depends on the place and is often not written in the ad. Each employer decides what it asks for. Compare with other jobs: Spain restaurant jobs salary, every job side by side.
Kitchen words
| English | Spanish |
|---|---|
| cook | cocinero, cocinera |
| head chef | jefe de cocina |
| sous chef | segundo de cocina |
| pastry chef | pastelero, repostero |
| walk-in fridge | la cámara frigorífica |
| chopping board | la tabla de cortar |
| to defrost | descongelar |
| Does this dish have allergens? | ¿Este plato tiene alérgenos? |
| gross monthly salary | salario bruto mensual |
More: 40 Spanish kitchen words · Kitchen assistant in Spain · Dishwasher job in Spain · Waiter job in Spain · Bartender salary in Spain
Questions people ask us
I was a cook in my own country. Your experience counts for the employer. The certificate shows that you also know the hygiene rules here: temperatures, cross-contamination, allergens.
My Spanish is weak. Our lessons are in English, and each key word is also in Spanish, so you know it at work.
Who gives the certificate? Curso Sano, a private training service, not a government office. Each employer decides whether it accepts it.
How much? The 7 lessons and the test (21 questions, 16 to pass) are free. Your certificate in Spanish, in your name: 11 €, once, after you pass.
Your certificate in Spanish, in your name: 11 €
The lessons and the test are free. Pass the test first. Then, if you want your certificate in your name, you pay 11 € once. The delivery code shows on your purchase page.
A private course, not an official certificate. Curso privado, no es un certificado oficial. Each employer decides whether it accepts it.
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