Skip to content
Logo Careeronestop
careeronestop
your source for career exploration, training & jobs
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor.
A proud partner of the american job center network.
aboutthisdata:

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.

Help


      Close

      Wages for Cooks, Restaurant in KENTUCKY

      View National Data

      View Table : View Chart : View Map

      Location Pay
      Period      		 2024
      10% 25% Median 75% 90%
      United States Hourly $13.47 $15.05 $17.71 $20.97 $22.76
      Yearly $28,010 $31,310 $36,830 $43,610 $47,340
      Kentucky Hourly $10.90 $13.65 $14.88 $17.49 $20.01
      Yearly $22,680 $28,400 $30,960 $36,380 $41,620
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $13.04 $14.23 $16.89 $17.79 $20.82
      Yearly $27,130 $29,590 $35,140 $37,010 $43,300
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $12.29 $13.06 $16.77 $17.71 $19.43
      Yearly $25,560 $27,160 $34,870 $36,830 $40,420
      Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area Hourly $11.53 $14.07 $16.60 $17.49 $20.11
      Yearly $23,970 $29,270 $34,520 $36,380 $41,830
      Clarksville, TN-KY Metro Area Hourly $10.76 $13.09 $14.58 $17.36 $19.03
      Yearly $22,380 $27,230 $30,320 $36,120 $39,590
      Bowling Green, KY Metro Area Hourly $10.80 $13.61 $14.51 $17.04 $18.08
      Yearly $22,470 $28,320 $30,180 $35,450 $37,610
      Owensboro, KY Metro Area Hourly $10.80 $13.44 $14.50 $16.52 $17.96
      Yearly $22,460 $27,960 $30,160 $34,370 $37,360
      Paducah, KY-IL Metro Area Hourly $12.76 $13.69 $14.07 $16.56 $17.50
      Yearly $26,540 $28,470 $29,270 $34,440 $36,410
      Elizabethtown, KY Metro Area Hourly $10.64 $13.14 $14.03 $16.66 $17.62
      Yearly $22,140 $27,340 $29,190 $34,640 $36,640
      South Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $10.13 $12.92 $14.00 $16.37 $17.69
      Yearly $21,060 $26,870 $29,120 $34,050 $36,800
      Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $10.03 $12.59 $13.79 $15.91 $17.47
      Yearly $20,860 $26,190 $28,690 $33,100 $36,330
      Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area Hourly $10.37 $11.43 $13.74 $14.91 $17.65
      Yearly $21,560 $23,760 $28,580 $31,020 $36,700
      East Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $9.66 $10.79 $13.64 $15.71 $17.73
      Yearly $20,100 $22,440 $28,370 $32,670 $36,880
      West Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $9.87 $11.52 $13.50 $14.91 $17.29
      Yearly $20,530 $23,960 $28,080 $31,010 $35,960