In Kentucky:
- Workers on average earn $60,610.
- 10% of workers earn $45,600 or less.
- 10% of workers earn $79,740 or more.
In the United States:
- Workers on average earn $63,970.
- 10% of workers earn $47,960 or less.
- 10% of workers earn $104,340 or more.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2025 wage data
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| Location | Annual Low (10%) | Annual QL (25%) | Annual Median (50%) | Annual QU (75%) | Annual High (90%) |
| United States | $47,960 | $57,710 | $63,970 | $81,450 | $104,340 |
| Kentucky | $45,600 | $48,400 | $60,610 | $64,570 | $79,740 |
| Bowling Green, KY | $48,240 | $48,240 | $61,260 | $61,620 | $72,700 |
| Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $41,000 | $47,890 | $59,810 | $62,430 | $64,500 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $47,790 | $50,270 | $64,740 | $81,280 | $98,950 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | $39,970 | $49,640 | $59,760 | $59,760 | $76,780 |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $41,310 | $47,460 | $59,130 | $60,230 | $60,930 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | $46,840 | $46,840 | $61,840 | $64,940 | $73,820 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $44,740 | $48,690 | $57,450 | $61,810 | $74,620 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $47,140 | $51,420 | $61,460 | $72,640 | $82,820 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $47,230 | $49,490 | $61,610 | $79,740 | $92,760 |
| Owensboro, KY | $47,360 | $47,360 | $63,010 | $64,730 | $73,450 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | $45,700 | $46,940 | $62,030 | $63,290 | $71,160 |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $40,920 | $47,580 | $58,600 | $61,730 | $62,880 |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $43,870 | $47,300 | $59,580 | $62,380 | $63,930 |
