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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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      Period      		 2023
      10% 25% Median 75% 90%
      United States Hourly $17.33 $21.92 $28.33 $36.34 $45.14
      Yearly $36,040 $45,590 $58,920 $75,590 $93,900
      Kentucky Hourly $16.07 $17.68 $17.68 $28.31 $36.98
      Yearly $33,430 $36,770 $36,770 $58,890 $76,920
      Bowling Green, KY Metro Area Hourly $14.43 $18.83 $28.97 $34.18 $39.30
      Yearly $30,020 $39,170 $60,250 $71,090 $81,750
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $16.11 $18.73 $27.01 $33.72 $41.84
      Yearly $33,520 $38,960 $56,180 $70,130 $87,030
      Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area Hourly $13.88 $16.19 $26.61 $35.75 $39.99
      Yearly $28,870 $33,670 $55,360 $74,360 $83,180
      Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area Hourly $15.35 $17.55 $25.60 $32.89 $37.81
      Yearly $31,940 $36,500 $53,240 $68,410 $78,640
      Clarksville, TN-KY Metro Area Hourly $16.10 $19.87 $24.95 $30.58 $36.27
      Yearly $33,480 $41,330 $51,890 $63,600 $75,440
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $15.99 $17.64 $23.02 $31.55 $42.92
      Yearly $33,260 $36,680 $47,880 $65,620 $89,270
      Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area Hourly $15.32 $19.18 $22.92 $29.72 $34.88
      Yearly $31,860 $39,900 $47,670 $61,810 $72,540
      South Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $14.90 $17.55 $22.83 $32.81 $37.69
      Yearly $30,980 $36,500 $47,490 $68,230 $78,400
      Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $11.25 $15.83 $20.94 $29.68 $34.32
      Yearly $23,400 $32,930 $43,550 $61,740 $71,380
      West Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $13.85 $16.41 $20.94 $29.68 $32.81
      Yearly $28,810 $34,130 $43,550 $61,740 $68,230
      East Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $17.68 $17.68 $17.68 $17.68 $17.68
      Yearly $36,770 $36,770 $36,770 $36,770 $36,770
      Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metro Area Hourly $8.58 $14.33 $16.38 $22.51 $30.59
      Yearly $17,840 $29,810 $34,070 $46,820 $63,630
      Owensboro, KY Metro Area Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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