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          Wages for Food Servers, Nonrestaurant in KENTUCKY

          Location Pay
          Period
          2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $13.48 $14.99 $17.00 $18.51 $22.17
          Yearly $28,030 $31,190 $35,360 $38,500 $46,120
          Kentucky Hourly $12.40 $13.53 $15.48 $17.72 $20.22
          Yearly $25,790 $28,150 $32,200 $36,850 $42,060
          West Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $10.93 $13.53 $14.05 $16.07 $18.42
          Yearly $22,740 $28,150 $29,220 $33,430 $38,320
          South Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $11.00 $13.84 $15.20 $17.76 $19.25
          Yearly $22,880 $28,780 $31,620 $36,950 $40,040
          Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area Hourly $11.11 $13.69 $16.12 $18.09 $18.09
          Yearly $23,100 $28,470 $33,540 $37,620 $37,620
          Bowling Green, KY Metro Area Hourly $11.47 $12.65 $16.37 $17.70 $18.46
          Yearly $23,870 $26,300 $34,040 $36,820 $38,400
          Clarksville, TN-KY Metro Area Hourly $10.38 $11.65 $13.23 $15.01 $18.37
          Yearly $21,590 $24,230 $27,510 $31,230 $38,210
          Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area Hourly $11.23 $13.10 $14.63 $17.19 $17.65
          Yearly $23,360 $27,260 $30,430 $35,750 $36,720
          East Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $11.00 $11.00 $13.64 $15.20 $16.07
          Yearly $22,880 $22,880 $28,370 $31,620 $33,420
          Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $13.37 $14.00 $15.42 $17.60 $18.36
          Yearly $27,820 $29,120 $32,070 $36,610 $38,190
          Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $12.40 $13.45 $15.28 $17.60 $20.54
          Yearly $25,790 $27,970 $31,780 $36,610 $42,730
          Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $11.00 $13.50 $14.42 $16.07 $18.81
          Yearly $22,880 $28,080 $29,990 $33,420 $39,130
          Owensboro, KY Metro Area Hourly $11.55 $13.56 $14.23 $16.76 $17.17
          Yearly $24,020 $28,200 $29,600 $34,870 $35,710
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