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          Wages for Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop in KENTUCKY

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $10.74 $13.25 $15.00 $17.43 $21.15
          Yearly $22,340 $27,570 $31,200 $36,250 $43,990
          Kentucky Hourly $9.21 $10.83 $13.03 $14.21 $16.97
          Yearly $19,150 $22,520 $27,100 $29,550 $35,300
          Bowling Green, KY Metro Area Hourly $9.56 $10.61 $11.78 $13.89 $15.08
          Yearly $19,880 $22,080 $24,500 $28,880 $31,360
          Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $8.47 $10.22 $11.30 $13.22 $14.92
          Yearly $17,620 $21,260 $23,500 $27,500 $31,030
          West Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $8.32 $10.21 $10.98 $12.50 $14.83
          Yearly $17,310 $21,230 $22,850 $26,010 $30,840
          East Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $8.24 $8.93 $10.68 $13.20 $13.60
          Yearly $17,150 $18,570 $22,210 $27,460 $28,290
          Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area Hourly $10.04 $11.33 $13.42 $14.75 $17.14
          Yearly $20,880 $23,560 $27,920 $30,680 $35,660
          Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $10.00 $10.97 $13.26 $15.31 $17.86
          Yearly $20,800 $22,820 $27,590 $31,840 $37,150
          Elizabethtown, KY Metro Area Hourly $8.52 $10.36 $12.20 $13.25 $14.59
          Yearly $17,720 $21,550 $25,370 $27,570 $30,350
          Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area Hourly $8.75 $10.40 $11.52 $13.00 $13.65
          Yearly $18,200 $21,630 $23,950 $27,040 $28,390
          Clarksville, TN-KY Metro Area Hourly $9.82 $10.73 $13.26 $14.86 $18.69
          Yearly $20,430 $22,310 $27,590 $30,900 $38,880
          Owensboro, KY Metro Area Hourly $9.86 $10.59 $11.56 $13.47 $14.89
          Yearly $20,520 $22,020 $24,050 $28,010 $30,970
          South Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $8.47 $10.09 $11.33 $13.21 $13.92
          Yearly $17,620 $20,990 $23,570 $27,470 $28,960
          Paducah, KY-IL Metro Area Hourly $9.86 $10.78 $12.71 $13.53 $14.43
          Yearly $20,500 $22,430 $26,440 $28,150 $30,010
          Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $11.02 $12.25 $14.11 $16.61 $18.12
          Yearly $22,920 $25,470 $29,350 $34,550 $37,700