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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, Fast Food in KENTUCKY

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      Location Pay
      Period      		 2023
      10% 25% Median 75% 90%
      United States Hourly $10.48 $12.00 $14.07 $16.50 $17.56
      AreaName Yearly $21,800 $24,960 $29,260 $34,320 $36,510
      Kentucky Hourly $9.89 $10.40 $11.19 $13.45 $14.71
      AreaName Yearly $20,570 $21,630 $23,270 $27,980 $30,610
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $10.57 $11.05 $13.50 $14.40 $16.41
      AreaName Yearly $21,980 $22,980 $28,080 $29,960 $34,130
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $10.35 $10.77 $13.17 $14.03 $16.71
      AreaName Yearly $21,520 $22,400 $27,400 $29,190 $34,760
      Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area Hourly $10.15 $10.63 $12.81 $13.43 $15.42
      AreaName Yearly $21,110 $22,120 $26,640 $27,940 $32,070
      Clarksville, TN-KY Metro Area Hourly $9.18 $10.53 $12.71 $13.80 $16.86
      AreaName Yearly $19,090 $21,910 $26,430 $28,690 $35,080
      Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area Hourly $9.71 $10.43 $11.78 $13.38 $14.07
      AreaName Yearly $20,210 $21,680 $24,490 $27,830 $29,270
      Bowling Green, KY Metro Area Hourly $9.59 $10.39 $11.67 $13.31 $13.95
      AreaName Yearly $19,940 $21,620 $24,270 $27,680 $29,010
      Owensboro, KY Metro Area Hourly $9.85 $10.25 $11.47 $13.43 $14.89
      AreaName Yearly $20,490 $21,320 $23,850 $27,930 $30,960
      Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metro Area Hourly $9.88 $10.43 $11.22 $12.98 $13.79
      AreaName Yearly $20,540 $21,690 $23,330 $27,000 $28,690
      South Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $8.84 $10.18 $10.75 $13.20 $13.53
      AreaName Yearly $18,380 $21,160 $22,370 $27,450 $28,140
      Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $9.70 $10.33 $10.72 $12.63 $14.14
      AreaName Yearly $20,180 $21,480 $22,300 $26,280 $29,420
      West Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $9.37 $10.24 $10.72 $12.34 $13.57
      AreaName Yearly $19,490 $21,310 $22,290 $25,670 $28,230
      Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area Hourly $9.78 $10.23 $10.61 $12.17 $13.07
      AreaName Yearly $20,330 $21,280 $22,060 $25,310 $27,180
      East Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $9.83 $9.89 $10.30 $11.48 $13.17
      AreaName Yearly $20,440 $20,570 $21,420 $23,880 $27,390