Wage information comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics Program. The OES is a semi-annual survey that provides wage and employment statistics for the nation, each state, and sub-state regions.

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          Wages for Buyers and Purchasing Agents in KENTUCKY

          You’re seeing wages for Buyers and Purchasing Agents because we don’t have information for Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products.

          Location Pay
          Period
          2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $23.26 $29.23 $37.36 $48.47 $61.96
          Yearly $48,380 $60,800 $77,710 $100,820 $128,870
          Kentucky Hourly $20.48 $24.84 $31.36 $40.07 $50.66
          Yearly $42,600 $51,660 $65,240 $83,340 $105,370
          Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $21.99 $26.53 $32.34 $41.00 $51.39
          Yearly $45,740 $55,190 $67,270 $85,280 $106,890
          Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $23.66 $29.47 $37.06 $46.61 $59.81
          Yearly $49,210 $61,300 $77,070 $96,960 $124,410
          East Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $17.21 $19.53 $25.91 $35.16 $44.02
          Yearly $35,790 $40,630 $53,890 $73,130 $91,560
          Paducah, KY-IL Metro Area Hourly $19.11 $24.98 $28.84 $38.78 $43.69
          Yearly $39,740 $51,960 $59,990 $80,670 $90,880
          Owensboro, KY Metro Area Hourly $19.79 $24.49 $30.62 $37.01 $46.71
          Yearly $41,170 $50,930 $63,690 $76,980 $97,170
          Bowling Green, KY Metro Area Hourly $20.54 $21.62 $29.38 $37.85 $54.13
          Yearly $42,730 $44,960 $61,120 $78,720 $112,600
          Clarksville, TN-KY Metro Area Hourly $20.09 $25.14 $33.47 $44.56 $56.94
          Yearly $41,780 $52,300 $69,630 $92,680 $118,430
          West Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $19.03 $23.76 $30.84 $41.36 $48.07
          Yearly $39,570 $49,420 $64,140 $86,020 $99,990
          Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $19.82 $24.51 $30.32 $37.27 $47.59
          Yearly $41,230 $50,970 $63,060 $77,510 $98,980
          Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area Hourly $21.15 $25.73 $32.12 $40.10 $52.44
          Yearly $43,990 $53,520 $66,800 $83,420 $109,060
          South Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $18.33 $21.17 $28.20 $36.66 $43.26
          Yearly $38,120 $44,020 $58,660 $76,250 $89,990
          Elizabethtown, KY Metro Area Hourly $20.03 $26.00 $35.45 $45.29 $55.73
          Yearly $41,660 $54,080 $73,730 $94,190 $115,920
          Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area Hourly $21.18 $25.07 $31.24 $40.84 $51.12
          Yearly $44,050 $52,150 $64,980 $84,960 $106,330