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          Wages for Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria in KENTUCKY

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $13.69 $15.60 $18.01 $21.54 $23.88
          Yearly $28,480 $32,440 $37,450 $44,800 $49,670
          Kentucky Hourly $12.30 $13.89 $15.17 $17.97 $21.98
          Yearly $25,580 $28,880 $31,550 $37,370 $45,720
          Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $14.67 $15.71 $17.87 $19.02 $22.23
          Yearly $30,510 $32,670 $37,180 $39,570 $46,240
          Paducah, KY-IL Metro Area Hourly $13.16 $14.38 $16.98 $25.05 $27.21
          Yearly $27,370 $29,910 $35,310 $52,110 $56,590
          Clarksville, TN-KY Metro Area Hourly $13.19 $14.10 $17.10 $17.10 $18.27
          Yearly $27,430 $29,320 $35,570 $35,570 $38,010
          Elizabethtown, KY Metro Area Hourly $13.57 $14.50 $14.55 $16.52 $18.14
          Yearly $28,230 $30,150 $30,260 $34,360 $37,730
          East Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $11.10 $11.65 $12.96 $14.31 $16.65
          Yearly $23,090 $24,230 $26,960 $29,760 $34,630
          Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $14.29 $16.37 $17.97 $21.49 $22.44
          Yearly $29,710 $34,040 $37,370 $44,690 $46,670
          South Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $12.10 $13.09 $13.92 $14.95 $17.25
          Yearly $25,160 $27,220 $28,950 $31,090 $35,890
          West Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $11.63 $13.40 $14.33 $15.89 $17.46
          Yearly $24,190 $27,880 $29,800 $33,040 $36,310
          Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area Hourly $14.16 $16.22 $17.53 $19.30 $24.22
          Yearly $29,440 $33,740 $36,470 $40,140 $50,380
          Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $11.82 $13.62 $14.38 $16.53 $17.80
          Yearly $24,590 $28,340 $29,920 $34,380 $37,020
          Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area Hourly $11.69 $13.13 $14.24 $16.49 $18.56
          Yearly $24,310 $27,310 $29,630 $34,290 $38,610
          Owensboro, KY Metro Area Hourly $13.02 $14.37 $14.50 $16.37 $16.65
          Yearly $27,090 $29,880 $30,170 $34,050 $34,620
          Bowling Green, KY Metro Area Hourly $12.30 $14.83 $15.17 $15.94 $18.63
          Yearly $25,580 $30,850 $31,550 $33,160 $38,750