The annual salary statistics of institution and cafeteria cooks in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of institution and cafeteria cooks in Louisville-Jefferson County is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $24,800 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,950 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $33,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $38,700 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $38,700 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for institution and cafeteria cooks in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $38,700. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,800.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of institution and cafeteria cooks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $33,820 | 9.88% | 30.13% |
| 2021 | $30,480 | 4.10% | - |
| 2020 | $29,230 | 3.46% | - |
| 2019 | $28,220 | -1.45% | - |
| 2018 | $28,630 | 6.92% | - |
| 2017 | $26,650 | -0.68% | - |
| 2016 | $26,830 | 2.61% | - |
| 2015 | $26,130 | 3.37% | - |
| 2014 | $25,250 | 4.95% | - |
| 2013 | $24,000 | 1.54% | - |
| 2012 | $23,630 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $33,820, Louisville-Jefferson County is the second highest paying city for institution and cafeteria cooks in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Lexington-Fayette (median annual salary of $33,850). Compared with Lexington-Fayette, the median annual salary of institution and cafeteria cooks in Louisville-Jefferson County is .1 percent (.1%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Evansville | |
| Owensboro | |
| Bowling Green | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |