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          Wages for Cooks, Short Order in KENTUCKY

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $11.27 $14.71 $17.25 $20.41 $22.34
          Yearly $23,440 $30,610 $35,880 $42,450 $46,460
          Kentucky Hourly $10.99 $12.71 $15.31 $18.77 $21.58
          Yearly $22,860 $26,430 $31,840 $39,040 $44,880
          South Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $10.99 $12.23 $15.31 $17.43 $18.09
          Yearly $22,860 $25,440 $31,840 $36,250 $37,630
          Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $10.99 $12.23 $14.43 $17.14 $21.00
          Yearly $22,860 $25,440 $30,010 $35,640 $43,680
          Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $10.03 $11.87 $14.24 $18.09 $21.00
          Yearly $20,860 $24,690 $29,630 $37,620 $43,680
          Clarksville, TN-KY Metro Area Hourly $9.48 $11.64 $14.50 $17.14 $18.71
          Yearly $19,710 $24,210 $30,170 $35,640 $38,920
          Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $11.79 $13.91 $15.47 $17.35 $18.47
          Yearly $24,520 $28,940 $32,180 $36,080 $38,410
          Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area Hourly $11.33 $11.95 $12.73 $13.43 $15.86
          Yearly $23,570 $24,850 $26,470 $27,930 $32,990
          Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area Hourly $12.04 $14.83 $18.77 $22.01 $22.81
          Yearly $25,040 $30,850 $39,040 $45,780 $47,440
          West Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $10.77 $10.99 $11.07 $12.71 $17.14
          Yearly $22,400 $22,860 $23,030 $26,450 $35,640
          Bowling Green, KY Metro Area Hourly $11.05 $11.05 $13.26 $17.87 $18.37
          Yearly $22,990 $22,990 $27,590 $37,180 $38,210
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          East Kentucky Balance of State Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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