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          Wages for Cooks, Fast Food in KENTUCKY

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $10.86 $13.11 $14.85 $17.92 $20.63
          Yearly $22,580 $27,260 $30,890 $37,260 $42,910
          Kentucky Hourly $10.20 $10.59 $11.30 $13.41 $14.43
          Yearly $21,220 $22,030 $23,500 $27,890 $30,000
          East Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $8.78 $9.84 $10.40 $10.72 $12.95
          Yearly $18,260 $20,470 $21,620 $22,290 $26,940
          Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area Hourly $10.10 $10.62 $10.87 $12.84 $13.31
          Yearly $21,010 $22,090 $22,610 $26,710 $27,680
          Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $10.57 $10.62 $12.98 $13.77 $16.85
          Yearly $21,990 $22,080 $26,990 $28,640 $35,050
          Elizabethtown, KY Metro Area Hourly $10.23 $10.56 $11.48 $12.91 $14.28
          Yearly $21,290 $21,970 $23,870 $26,860 $29,700
          Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $10.99 $12.75 $13.91 $14.68 $17.85
          Yearly $22,860 $26,520 $28,930 $30,540 $37,130
          Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area Hourly $10.54 $10.89 $12.91 $13.41 $14.67
          Yearly $21,920 $22,650 $26,840 $27,890 $30,510
          Clarksville, TN-KY Metro Area Hourly $10.04 $10.48 $12.70 $14.16 $16.76
          Yearly $20,890 $21,790 $26,420 $29,440 $34,850
          South Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $10.06 $10.46 $11.27 $12.73 $13.44
          Yearly $20,930 $21,750 $23,440 $26,470 $27,950
          Owensboro, KY Metro Area Hourly $10.09 $10.42 $10.70 $12.85 $14.01
          Yearly $20,990 $21,680 $22,260 $26,720 $29,140
          Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $10.05 $10.47 $10.74 $12.63 $13.17
          Yearly $20,910 $21,770 $22,350 $26,270 $27,390
          West Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $10.20 $10.60 $11.01 $12.79 $13.50
          Yearly $21,220 $22,050 $22,900 $26,610 $28,070
          Bowling Green, KY Metro Area Hourly $10.30 $10.46 $11.28 $13.07 $15.04
          Yearly $21,430 $21,750 $23,450 $27,190 $31,290
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