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          Wages for Chefs and Head Cooks in KENTUCKY

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $18.22 $23.29 $30.03 $37.86 $47.39
          Yearly $37,900 $48,440 $62,470 $78,750 $98,560
          Kentucky Hourly $15.17 $17.71 $23.11 $32.10 $42.50
          Yearly $31,550 $36,850 $48,070 $66,770 $88,410
          Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $13.90 $18.04 $25.14 $31.93 $40.77
          Yearly $28,900 $37,510 $52,290 $66,410 $84,790
          Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $18.39 $22.26 $27.22 $35.64 $40.20
          Yearly $38,240 $46,300 $56,620 $74,130 $83,610
          Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area Hourly $17.32 $19.40 $27.30 $34.14 $52.59
          Yearly $36,030 $40,350 $56,790 $71,020 $109,390
          Clarksville, TN-KY Metro Area Hourly $17.50 $22.55 $29.27 $36.25 $42.23
          Yearly $36,400 $46,910 $60,880 $75,400 $87,840
          South Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $15.81 $17.71 $24.54 $38.23 $40.77
          Yearly $32,890 $36,840 $51,050 $79,520 $84,790
          East Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $12.96 $16.41 $27.06 $37.62 $40.60
          Yearly $26,960 $34,140 $56,290 $78,250 $84,450
          West Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $12.03 $13.90 $17.71 $24.50 $31.72
          Yearly $25,030 $28,900 $36,840 $50,970 $65,980
          Bowling Green, KY Metro Area Hourly $12.55 $18.47 $26.00 $33.38 $41.94
          Yearly $26,110 $38,430 $54,080 $69,430 $87,240
          Owensboro, KY Metro Area Hourly $15.51 $18.48 $22.90 $30.43 $36.87
          Yearly $32,250 $38,440 $47,620 $63,290 $76,680
          Paducah, KY-IL Metro Area Hourly $16.49 $18.47 $21.50 $28.12 $38.09
          Yearly $34,290 $38,410 $44,720 $58,490 $79,230
          Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $17.17 $17.71 $22.27 $31.00 $45.67
          Yearly $35,710 $36,850 $46,310 $64,480 $94,990
          Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area Hourly $15.87 $19.70 $25.60 $32.29 $40.91
          Yearly $33,010 $40,970 $53,240 $67,160 $85,090
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