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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, Restaurant in KENTUCKY

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      Location Pay
      Period      		 2023
      10% 25% Median 75% 90%
      United States Hourly $12.97 $14.36 $17.20 $19.06 $22.32
      AreaName Yearly $26,980 $29,860 $35,780 $39,630 $46,420
      Kentucky Hourly $10.60 $12.95 $14.14 $17.13 $18.57
      AreaName Yearly $22,050 $26,940 $29,400 $35,640 $38,620
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $11.49 $13.49 $14.98 $17.78 $19.92
      AreaName Yearly $23,900 $28,070 $31,160 $36,970 $41,430
      Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area Hourly $10.97 $13.60 $14.71 $17.55 $18.57
      AreaName Yearly $22,820 $28,280 $30,590 $36,500 $38,620
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $11.07 $13.84 $14.45 $17.59 $19.19
      AreaName Yearly $23,020 $28,790 $30,050 $36,580 $39,920
      Clarksville, TN-KY Metro Area Hourly $10.57 $13.14 $14.30 $16.88 $17.68
      AreaName Yearly $21,990 $27,340 $29,750 $35,110 $36,770
      Owensboro, KY Metro Area Hourly $10.58 $13.09 $13.93 $16.86 $17.86
      AreaName Yearly $22,000 $27,220 $28,970 $35,070 $37,160
      Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area Hourly $10.58 $13.38 $13.87 $16.89 $17.69
      AreaName Yearly $22,010 $27,840 $28,840 $35,130 $36,790
      Bowling Green, KY Metro Area Hourly $10.58 $12.87 $13.69 $16.57 $17.67
      AreaName Yearly $22,010 $26,770 $28,480 $34,460 $36,750
      Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $9.50 $11.13 $13.62 $14.77 $17.03
      AreaName Yearly $19,760 $23,150 $28,330 $30,730 $35,430
      Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metro Area Hourly $10.41 $12.55 $13.59 $16.28 $17.52
      AreaName Yearly $21,660 $26,100 $28,260 $33,850 $36,450
      Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area Hourly $10.16 $11.41 $13.58 $14.08 $17.07
      AreaName Yearly $21,130 $23,730 $28,240 $29,290 $35,500
      East Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $9.22 $10.32 $13.42 $14.54 $17.02
      AreaName Yearly $19,170 $21,460 $27,910 $30,240 $35,410
      West Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $9.22 $11.04 $13.38 $14.24 $17.05
      AreaName Yearly $19,170 $22,960 $27,830 $29,620 $35,460
      South Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $9.22 $11.19 $13.34 $14.23 $16.95
      AreaName Yearly $19,170 $23,270 $27,740 $29,600 $35,260