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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 Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria in KENTUCKY

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      Location Pay
      Period      		 2023
      10% 25% Median 75% 90%
      United States Hourly $12.16 $14.08 $16.98 $19.39 $22.75
      AreaName Yearly $25,290 $29,280 $35,320 $40,320 $47,310
      Kentucky Hourly $11.22 $12.49 $14.18 $16.93 $20.06
      AreaName Yearly $23,340 $25,980 $29,490 $35,220 $41,720
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $13.18 $14.48 $17.46 $20.06 $20.06
      AreaName Yearly $27,420 $30,120 $36,310 $41,720 $41,720
      Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area Hourly $12.28 $14.16 $17.09 $17.88 $22.44
      AreaName Yearly $25,550 $29,460 $35,550 $37,190 $46,670
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $13.26 $14.33 $17.04 $18.15 $20.95
      AreaName Yearly $27,580 $29,800 $35,450 $37,740 $43,570
      Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area Hourly $12.51 $13.66 $14.97 $18.42 $20.17
      AreaName Yearly $26,030 $28,410 $31,130 $38,310 $41,950
      Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metro Area Hourly $11.50 $13.14 $14.18 $16.20 $17.41
      AreaName Yearly $23,910 $27,340 $29,500 $33,700 $36,210
      Bowling Green, KY Metro Area Hourly $11.44 $13.71 $14.11 $16.46 $17.66
      AreaName Yearly $23,800 $28,520 $29,360 $34,240 $36,740
      Clarksville, TN-KY Metro Area Hourly $11.15 $12.42 $13.86 $15.67 $18.09
      AreaName Yearly $23,200 $25,830 $28,830 $32,580 $37,620
      Owensboro, KY Metro Area Hourly $11.97 $12.67 $13.82 $14.24 $16.43
      AreaName Yearly $24,890 $26,350 $28,750 $29,610 $34,170
      Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $10.78 $12.23 $13.51 $15.27 $17.06
      AreaName Yearly $22,430 $25,440 $28,110 $31,750 $35,490
      Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area Hourly $11.08 $11.86 $13.48 $16.10 $18.21
      AreaName Yearly $23,040 $24,670 $28,040 $33,500 $37,870
      West Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $10.34 $11.66 $13.21 $14.97 $17.43
      AreaName Yearly $21,510 $24,260 $27,470 $31,140 $36,250
      South Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $11.10 $11.61 $13.00 $13.96 $14.73
      AreaName Yearly $23,080 $24,140 $27,040 $29,030 $30,630
      East Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $10.33 $11.07 $12.32 $13.58 $15.84
      AreaName Yearly $21,480 $23,020 $25,630 $28,250 $32,940