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Wage information comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics Program. The OES is a semi-annual survey that provides wage and employment statistics for the nation, each state, and sub-state regions.

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      Wages for Chefs and Head Cooks in KENTUCKY

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      Location Pay
      Period      		 2024
      10% 25% Median 75% 90%
      United States Hourly $17.31 $22.94 $29.32 $36.92 $46.17
      Yearly $36,000 $47,710 $60,990 $76,790 $96,030
      Kentucky Hourly $13.03 $15.91 $21.26 $30.92 $42.09
      Yearly $27,110 $33,090 $44,220 $64,320 $87,550
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $16.48 $21.11 $26.76 $34.46 $46.17
      Yearly $34,280 $43,920 $55,660 $71,670 $96,030
      Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area Hourly $12.73 $16.79 $25.72 $34.11 $49.44
      Yearly $26,480 $34,930 $53,490 $70,950 $102,830
      Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area Hourly $13.55 $16.76 $25.00 $40.60 $46.55
      Yearly $28,180 $34,850 $52,010 $84,450 $96,830
      East Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $11.82 $15.19 $24.29 $36.82 $40.60
      Yearly $24,590 $31,590 $50,520 $76,590 $84,450
      Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $11.51 $13.88 $23.66 $32.47 $44.83
      Yearly $23,950 $28,860 $49,210 $67,530 $93,240
      Clarksville, TN-KY Metro Area Hourly $11.99 $15.81 $23.63 $29.02 $39.16
      Yearly $24,940 $32,890 $49,140 $60,370 $81,460
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $13.03 $17.19 $21.26 $30.41 $44.25
      Yearly $27,110 $35,760 $44,220 $63,240 $92,040
      Bowling Green, KY Metro Area Hourly $12.12 $15.98 $20.76 $29.74 $37.31
      Yearly $25,210 $33,250 $43,170 $61,860 $77,590
      South Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $11.51 $15.19 $19.80 $30.85 $39.67
      Yearly $23,950 $31,590 $41,180 $64,170 $82,510
      Elizabethtown, KY Metro Area Hourly $8.96 $14.31 $15.91 $24.06 $29.20
      Yearly $18,640 $29,770 $33,090 $50,040 $60,740
      Owensboro, KY Metro Area Hourly $12.04 $15.36 $15.88 $24.01 $32.11
      Yearly $25,040 $31,950 $33,030 $49,950 $66,790
      West Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $11.51 $11.52 $15.19 $23.01 $30.49
      Yearly $23,950 $23,950 $31,590 $47,860 $63,420
      Paducah, KY-IL Metro Area Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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