In Kentucky:
- Workers on average earn $61,560.
- 10% of workers earn $47,130 or less.
- 10% of workers earn $83,310 or more.
In the United States:
- Workers on average earn $72,040.
- 10% of workers earn $48,780 or less.
- 10% of workers earn $107,600 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 | $48,780 | $59,980 | $72,040 | $92,570 | $107,600 |
| Kentucky | $47,130 | $49,990 | $61,560 | $75,290 | $83,310 |
| Bowling Green, KY | $48,620 | $50,830 | $61,520 | $66,220 | $73,190 |
| Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $46,170 | $48,600 | $60,260 | $64,620 | $73,560 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $48,660 | $59,420 | $66,190 | $82,690 | $101,150 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | $43,550 | $49,860 | $60,720 | $76,660 | $76,660 |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $41,590 | $48,590 | $60,270 | $61,330 | $64,100 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | $48,610 | $48,610 | $61,560 | $76,030 | $76,030 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $46,970 | $54,760 | $61,300 | $67,030 | $79,820 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $48,560 | $59,140 | $64,850 | $83,310 | $83,310 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $49,180 | $61,040 | $74,040 | $80,060 | $93,990 |
| Owensboro, KY | $48,570 | $49,260 | $62,150 | $75,350 | $78,150 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | $49,130 | $49,180 | $61,540 | $63,280 | $74,260 |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $46,540 | $49,570 | $60,640 | $62,640 | $73,140 |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $45,690 | $49,360 | $61,000 | $63,870 | $74,040 |
