Buckingham Palace is hiring a chef – salary might surprise you

The Buckingham Palace is looking for an "ambitious and qualified" royal chef to prepare meals in the Queen's kitchen.

The proposed annual salary will be at least £ 22,076 ($ 27,629) before tax. However, if the selected candidate accepts an offer of accommodation and meals, this figure will be adjusted downward.

According to the job offer, the full-time position also includes benefits such as 33 days of paid vacation per year (including holidays) and access to "a whole range of" 39, leisure facilities ". The new chef will work five days a week from Monday to Sunday.

Although the post is based in Buckingham Palace, it will also be necessary to visit other royal residences.

The position indicates that the right candidate will have a clear pbadion for catering and catering, will be at the best of his team work and will work "on the job" to provide extraordinary service.

"As you can imagine, standards are exceptionally high here and every day is busy, so you have to be an ambitious and skilled leader," he says.

According to the British Office of National Statistics, the median weekly income in the UK last year was £ 569 a week, or £ 29,588 a year. London's median weekly income is £ 713, which equates to £ 37,076 a year.

The World Jobs website data shows indeed that the average salary of a London Chef de Partie is £ 25,167.

At £ 22,076, the starting salary of the new Buckingham Palace party chief would be better than the suggested London salary of £ 10.55 per hour.

In the United Kingdom, the minimum wage varies according to age. For a person over 25, the minimum wage is £ 8.21 per hour, which means that a full-time worker over 25 can expect to earn around £ 17,076 per year .

At the same time, the 21 to 24 age group in the United Kingdom must be paid £ 7.70 per hour and those between the ages of 18 and 20 must be legally paid £ 6.15 per hour.

According to the announcement, the right candidate will be encouraged to develop skills through ongoing training and development programs.

"You will prepare varied menus for a wide range of events, developing new skills that will help you take a new step in your career," he adds. "Working with quality ingredients and alongside competent colleagues, your role will be diversified, alternating all parts of the kitchen."

Applications for the post will close on July 28, just before midnight, London time.

A spokesman for Buckingham Palace was not immediately available for comment when he was contacted by CNBC.