The annual salary statistics of restaurant cooks in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of restaurant 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 | $22,380 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,740 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,020 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,460 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for restaurant 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 $36,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,380.
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 | $29,020 | 0.34% | 33.08% |
| 2021 | $28,920 | 9.51% | - |
| 2020 | $26,170 | 5.58% | - |
| 2019 | $24,710 | 3.04% | - |
| 2018 | $23,960 | 2.50% | - |
| 2017 | $23,360 | 9.89% | - |
| 2016 | $21,050 | 5.99% | - |
| 2015 | $19,790 | -4.40% | - |
| 2014 | $20,660 | 6.24% | - |
| 2013 | $19,370 | -0.26% | - |
| 2012 | $19,420 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $29,020, Louisville-Jefferson County is the second highest paying city for restaurant cooks in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Lexington-Fayette (median annual salary of $29,690). Compared with Lexington-Fayette, the median annual salary of restaurant cooks in Louisville-Jefferson County is 2.3 percent (2.3%) lower.
| 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 |