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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 Food Preparation Workers in KENTUCKY

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      Location Pay
      Period      		 2023
      10% 25% Median 75% 90%
      United States Hourly $11.04 $13.42 $15.59 $17.68 $20.67
      AreaName Yearly $22,970 $27,920 $32,420 $36,780 $42,990
      Kentucky Hourly $9.30 $10.47 $13.29 $15.16 $17.41
      AreaName Yearly $19,340 $21,780 $27,630 $31,520 $36,210
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $10.58 $13.07 $14.44 $16.84 $18.12
      AreaName Yearly $22,000 $27,190 $30,030 $35,030 $37,690
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $11.24 $12.98 $14.23 $16.99 $18.13
      AreaName Yearly $23,380 $27,000 $29,600 $35,340 $37,710
      Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area Hourly $10.21 $11.44 $13.95 $16.19 $18.26
      AreaName Yearly $21,230 $23,800 $29,010 $33,680 $37,970
      Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area Hourly $10.08 $11.69 $13.57 $14.38 $17.10
      AreaName Yearly $20,960 $24,320 $28,230 $29,910 $35,560
      Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metro Area Hourly $9.30 $10.29 $13.40 $14.60 $17.71
      AreaName Yearly $19,340 $21,410 $27,870 $30,370 $36,830
      Clarksville, TN-KY Metro Area Hourly $9.82 $10.93 $13.03 $15.59 $17.14
      AreaName Yearly $20,420 $22,740 $27,100 $32,430 $35,660
      Owensboro, KY Metro Area Hourly $9.56 $10.17 $12.94 $14.64 $16.36
      AreaName Yearly $19,890 $21,150 $26,910 $30,460 $34,020
      Bowling Green, KY Metro Area Hourly $9.62 $10.09 $12.65 $15.33 $16.36
      AreaName Yearly $20,010 $20,980 $26,300 $31,890 $34,030
      Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area Hourly $9.84 $10.40 $12.33 $14.34 $16.56
      AreaName Yearly $20,460 $21,640 $25,640 $29,820 $34,440
      Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $8.83 $9.67 $11.72 $14.02 $16.10
      AreaName Yearly $18,360 $20,100 $24,380 $29,170 $33,490
      East Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $9.11 $10.34 $10.96 $13.44 $14.73
      AreaName Yearly $18,940 $21,500 $22,790 $27,960 $30,640
      South Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $8.99 $9.72 $10.81 $13.61 $15.53
      AreaName Yearly $18,690 $20,210 $22,490 $28,320 $32,300
      West Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $8.67 $9.65 $10.33 $13.18 $15.00
      AreaName Yearly $18,030 $20,070 $21,490 $27,410 $31,200