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          Wages for Fast Food and Counter Workers in KENTUCKY

          Location Pay
          Period
          2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $10.98 $13.32 $15.00 $17.34 $20.51
          Yearly $22,840 $27,700 $31,200 $36,070 $42,650
          Kentucky Hourly $10.38 $10.96 $13.04 $14.27 $16.55
          Yearly $21,590 $22,800 $27,130 $29,680 $34,420
          Elizabethtown, KY Metro Area Hourly $10.42 $11.20 $13.11 $14.02 $14.75
          Yearly $21,680 $23,300 $27,260 $29,150 $30,680
          Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $10.90 $11.74 $13.79 $14.70 $17.05
          Yearly $22,670 $24,410 $28,690 $30,570 $35,470
          Owensboro, KY Metro Area Hourly $10.50 $10.91 $12.86 $13.51 $16.21
          Yearly $21,830 $22,690 $26,750 $28,100 $33,710
          Clarksville, TN-KY Metro Area Hourly $10.42 $11.03 $12.97 $13.70 $16.52
          Yearly $21,670 $22,930 $26,990 $28,500 $34,360
          Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area Hourly $10.66 $11.40 $13.46 $14.83 $16.52
          Yearly $22,170 $23,710 $27,990 $30,840 $34,370
          Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $11.34 $13.60 $14.29 $16.03 $16.94
          Yearly $23,590 $28,290 $29,720 $33,340 $35,240
          West Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $10.05 $10.60 $11.28 $13.25 $13.86
          Yearly $20,900 $22,040 $23,450 $27,560 $28,830
          Bowling Green, KY Metro Area Hourly $10.49 $11.31 $13.30 $14.34 $16.24
          Yearly $21,830 $23,530 $27,650 $29,820 $33,770
          East Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $10.00 $10.66 $11.09 $12.87 $13.82
          Yearly $20,800 $22,170 $23,070 $26,780 $28,740
          Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $10.10 $10.57 $10.93 $13.35 $14.07
          Yearly $21,000 $21,990 $22,740 $27,770 $29,260
          South Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $8.74 $10.41 $10.73 $12.97 $13.61
          Yearly $18,180 $21,660 $22,320 $26,970 $28,300
          Paducah, KY-IL Metro Area Hourly $10.49 $11.19 $13.29 $14.13 $15.83
          Yearly $21,810 $23,280 $27,640 $29,390 $32,930
          Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area Hourly $10.32 $10.75 $11.30 $13.27 $15.68
          Yearly $21,470 $22,360 $23,500 $27,600 $32,610