Salary for Kentucky

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria

Average Salary: $32,472
Median Salary: $30,679
10th Percentile: $24,607
25th Percentile: $27,181
75th Percentile: $37,411
90th Percentile: $42,570

Data sourced from 11,560 total jobs

In the U.S.

Location	Average	10th Percentile	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	90th Percentile
U.S.	$37,037	$25,575	$30,239	$35,761	$41,536	$49,753

Kentucky Metro Areas

Location	Average	10th Percentile	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	90th Percentile
Bowling Green, KY	$31,471	$25,960	$28,886	$30,140	$35,849	$37,103
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$36,311	$26,235	$30,382	$37,235	$38,214	$49,335
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	$31,768	$25,971	$28,017	$30,140	$34,430	$39,820
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$36,091	$27,280	$30,745	$37,202	$42,570	$42,570
Owensboro, KY	$31,031	$26,169	$28,578	$30,217	$32,637	$38,874

Kentucky Non-metro Areas

Location	Average	10th Percentile	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	90th Percentile
West Kentucky	$32,780	$24,376	$26,994	$29,986	$33,803	$56,870
South Central Kentucky	$28,314	$23,793	$24,948	$27,698	$30,074	$33,506
Central Kentucky	$30,459	$24,134	$26,301	$29,194	$32,758	$38,027
East Kentucky	$27,797	$22,836	$24,827	$26,455	$29,557	$34,441

U.S Apprenticeships for this trade

Henderson County Board of Education

Registered Date: 06-06-2019

Address

1805 Second Street - Henderson, KY 42420

Computer Occupations, All OtherCooks, Institution and CafeteriaChildcare WorkersAutomotive Service Technicians and MechanicsMaintenance and Repair Workers, General

Hamilton-Ryker - KY

Registered Date: 11-09-2018

Address

1416 Leestown Rd. - Lexington, KY 40511

Administrative Services ManagersMedical and Health Services ManagersComputer Systems AnalystsComputer User Support SpecialistsComputer ProgrammersMechanical DraftersSocial and Human Service AssistantsRegistered NursesPharmacy TechniciansLicensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesMedical Records SpecialistsHome Health AidesNursing AssistantsCooks, Institution and CafeteriaCarpentersIndustrial Machinery MechanicsTeam AssemblersForging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticInspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

Trilogy Health Services, LLC

Registered Date: 04-21-2017

Address

303 North Hurstbourne Parkway, Suite 200 - Louisville, KY 40222

Administrative Services ManagersProperty, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersPharmacy TechniciansNursing AssistantsCooks, Institution and CafeteriaRecreation WorkersHotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksMaintenance and Repair Workers, General

Christian County Public Schools

Registered Date: 04-19-2021

Address

200 Glass Avenue - Hopkinsville, KY 42240

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria

Trilogy Health Services, LLC.

Registered Date: 11-01-2017

Address

303 N. Hurstbourne Parkway Suite 200 - Louisville, KY 40222

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Other Known Job Titles

Boarding House CookCafeteria CookCamp CookChefCookCulinary SpecialistDietary AideDietary CookDinner CookFood Service SpecialistFood Service WorkerGalley CookInstitutional CookKitchen CookLine CookMess CookPrep Cook (Preparatory Cook)Ranch CookSchool Cafeteria CookSchool CookShip's CookSous ChefSpecial Diet Cook