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          Wages for Food Preparation Workers in KENTUCKY

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $12.41 $14.40 $16.98 $18.53 $21.80
          Yearly $25,810 $29,950 $35,320 $38,550 $45,340
          Kentucky Hourly $10.05 $10.96 $12.91 $16.29 $18.19
          Yearly $20,900 $22,790 $26,850 $33,890 $37,830
          Bowling Green, KY Metro Area Hourly $10.24 $11.01 $12.70 $15.89 $17.64
          Yearly $21,310 $22,900 $26,410 $33,040 $36,690
          Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area Hourly $9.00 $10.70 $12.00 $14.55 $17.27
          Yearly $18,730 $22,260 $24,960 $30,270 $35,910
          Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $10.22 $12.76 $14.25 $17.53 $19.22
          Yearly $21,250 $26,540 $29,640 $36,470 $39,980
          East Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $8.86 $10.06 $10.95 $13.66 $16.12
          Yearly $18,430 $20,930 $22,780 $28,410 $33,540
          Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area Hourly $10.66 $11.65 $13.14 $16.71 $17.99
          Yearly $22,180 $24,230 $27,340 $34,750 $37,420
          West Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $10.06 $10.21 $11.06 $14.29 $16.59
          Yearly $20,930 $21,240 $22,990 $29,710 $34,510
          Clarksville, TN-KY Metro Area Hourly $10.24 $11.11 $12.99 $16.14 $17.97
          Yearly $21,290 $23,100 $27,030 $33,580 $37,380
          Paducah, KY-IL Metro Area Hourly $10.24 $11.21 $13.08 $15.70 $17.43
          Yearly $21,300 $23,310 $27,210 $32,650 $36,260
          Elizabethtown, KY Metro Area Hourly $10.18 $10.91 $11.35 $13.89 $17.19
          Yearly $21,170 $22,700 $23,600 $28,890 $35,760
          Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $11.65 $13.84 $16.50 $18.16 $21.36
          Yearly $24,230 $28,790 $34,320 $37,780 $44,420
          Owensboro, KY Metro Area Hourly $10.50 $11.08 $13.04 $15.83 $17.44
          Yearly $21,840 $23,040 $27,130 $32,920 $36,280
          Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $9.73 $10.56 $12.00 $14.29 $16.59
          Yearly $20,230 $21,950 $24,960 $29,710 $34,510
          South Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $9.83 $10.30 $11.23 $13.56 $16.44
          Yearly $20,440 $21,430 $23,370 $28,210 $34,190