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          Wages for Waiters and Waitresses in KENTUCKY

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $8.70 $13.34 $16.94 $22.65 $31.12
          Yearly $18,100 $27,750 $35,230 $47,110 $64,720
          Kentucky Hourly $7.94 $8.74 $14.26 $21.98 $29.82
          Yearly $16,520 $18,170 $29,660 $45,710 $62,030
          East Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $7.72 $8.09 $13.00 $17.77 $28.58
          Yearly $16,050 $16,830 $27,030 $36,960 $59,440
          Paducah, KY-IL Metro Area Hourly $7.68 $7.94 $14.08 $18.82 $27.79
          Yearly $15,970 $16,510 $29,280 $39,140 $57,810
          Owensboro, KY Metro Area Hourly $7.79 $9.75 $14.32 $21.44 $29.28
          Yearly $16,210 $20,270 $29,790 $44,590 $60,900
          Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area Hourly $8.75 $10.49 $14.75 $22.25 $28.37
          Yearly $18,200 $21,820 $30,690 $46,280 $59,010
          Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $8.21 $10.08 $14.51 $22.13 $30.53
          Yearly $17,070 $20,970 $30,180 $46,040 $63,500
          West Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $7.67 $7.91 $10.64 $15.80 $27.31
          Yearly $15,950 $16,460 $22,140 $32,860 $56,800
          Bowling Green, KY Metro Area Hourly $7.73 $8.27 $13.85 $21.42 $29.03
          Yearly $16,070 $17,200 $28,810 $44,550 $60,390
          South Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $7.54 $7.92 $11.13 $16.67 $28.58
          Yearly $15,670 $16,470 $23,150 $34,670 $59,440
          Elizabethtown, KY Metro Area Hourly $7.76 $8.78 $14.55 $22.82 $28.99
          Yearly $16,150 $18,260 $30,270 $47,460 $60,300
          Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $11.19 $14.07 $17.56 $23.87 $35.60
          Yearly $23,280 $29,260 $36,530 $49,640 $74,040
          Clarksville, TN-KY Metro Area Hourly $7.25 $7.26 $10.48 $17.52 $22.81
          Yearly $15,080 $15,090 $21,790 $36,450 $47,440
          Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area Hourly $8.15 $9.16 $16.79 $22.48 $30.30
          Yearly $16,940 $19,040 $34,910 $46,760 $63,020
          Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $7.66 $8.02 $12.99 $17.96 $28.58
          Yearly $15,940 $16,690 $27,030 $37,350 $59,440