Cooks, Fast Food salary
in Lexington-Fayette, KY
Cooks, Fast Food in the Lexington-Fayette, KY metro earn a median of $26,840 a year, based on BLS estimates for 3,040 jobs (May 2025). That is 13% below the U.S. median of $30,890 and 14% above the KY statewide median of $23,500. It ranks #239 of 332 metros with published figures for this job.
- SOURCEBLS OEWS, May 2025
- SAMPLE3,040 jobs (estimate)
- SCOPEall employers, all experience levels
- PERIODMay 2025 estimates
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COOKS, FAST FOOD PAY IN OTHER KY METROS
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-INmedian $26,990
- Elizabethtown, KYmedian $23,870
- Bowling Green, KYmedian $23,450
- South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan areamedian $23,440
- West Kentucky nonmetropolitan areamedian $22,900
- Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan areamedian $22,350
- Owensboro, KYmedian $22,260
- East Kentucky nonmetropolitan areamedian $21,620
Questions
What is the average Cooks, Fast Food salary in Lexington?
The BLS median is $26,840 a year (May 2025). Half of the 3,040 jobs pay between $22,650 and $27,890. The 10th percentile is $21,920 and the 90th is $30,510.
Is Lexington a high-paying metro for Cooks, Fast Food?
That is 13% below the U.S. median of $30,890 and 14% above the KY statewide median of $23,500. It ranks #239 of 332 U.S. metros with published BLS figures for this job.
Does this include experience levels?
BLS figures cover all experience levels together. Employer filings carry a DOL wage level, which the free checker can filter by (approximate).
Sources: U.S. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national + state) (metro area estimates, all employers); employer rows from U.S. DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, FY2026 Q3 (LCA_Disclosure_Data_FY2026_Q3.xlsx). Base pay only. Estimates can have sampling error, especially for smaller metros.