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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, Short Order in KENTUCKY

      Location Pay
      Period
      2023
      10% 25% Median 75% 90%
      United States Hourly $11.21 $13.67 $16.41 $18.39 $21.16
      Yearly $23,320 $28,430 $34,130 $38,240 $44,010
      Kentucky Hourly $9.83 $11.16 $14.85 $17.88 $20.49
      Yearly $20,440 $23,200 $30,880 $37,190 $42,620
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $11.16 $11.16 $14.28 $17.88 $21.73
      Yearly $23,200 $23,200 $29,700 $37,200 $45,190
      Bowling Green, KY Metro Area Hourly $10.24 $10.24 $14.13 $16.89 $19.94
      Yearly $21,300 $21,300 $29,390 $35,140 $41,480
      Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $9.83 $11.50 $13.65 $17.45 $18.63
      Yearly $20,440 $23,920 $28,380 $36,290 $38,760
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $11.28 $11.32 $13.56 $16.25 $17.60
      Yearly $23,470 $23,550 $28,210 $33,800 $36,600
      Clarksville, TN-KY Metro Area Hourly $8.58 $8.59 $13.08 $16.75 $19.32
      Yearly $17,850 $17,870 $27,200 $34,830 $40,190
      Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area Hourly $10.40 $10.82 $12.86 $14.42 $18.32
      Yearly $21,640 $22,510 $26,750 $30,000 $38,110
      Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area Hourly $10.02 $10.95 $12.30 $15.00 $17.48
      Yearly $20,850 $22,780 $25,580 $31,200 $36,370
      South Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $9.22 $9.83 $11.74 $16.38 $17.45
      Yearly $19,170 $20,440 $24,420 $34,070 $36,290
      East Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $9.22 $9.22 $9.47 $10.00 $16.38
      Yearly $19,170 $19,170 $19,690 $20,800 $34,070
      Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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      Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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      Owensboro, KY Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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      West Kentucky Balance of State Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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