The annual salary statistics of restaurant cooks in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage information of restaurant cooks in Lexington-Fayette 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 | $21,800 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,640 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,690 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,570 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,260 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for restaurant cooks in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $36,260. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,800.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of restaurant cooks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $29,690 | 2.36% | 33.48% |
| 2021 | $28,990 | 7.90% | - |
| 2020 | $26,700 | 12.92% | - |
| 2019 | $23,250 | 12.60% | - |
| 2018 | $20,320 | 3.74% | - |
| 2017 | $19,560 | 1.02% | - |
| 2016 | $19,360 | -9.04% | - |
| 2015 | $21,110 | -1.18% | - |
| 2014 | $21,360 | 0.56% | - |
| 2013 | $21,240 | 7.02% | - |
| 2012 | $19,750 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $29,690, Lexington-Fayette is the highest paying city for restaurant cooks in state of Kentucky, followed by Louisville-Jefferson County (median annual salary $29,020). In comparison, the median annual salary of restaurant cooks in Lexington-Fayette is 2.3 percent (2.3%) higher than that in Louisville-Jefferson County.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Owensboro | |
| Bowling Green | |
| Evansville | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |