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          Wages for Cost Estimators in KENTUCKY

          Location Pay
          Period
          2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $23.33 $29.40 $37.86 $48.97 $62.90
          Yearly $48,530 $61,150 $78,740 $101,850 $130,820
          Kentucky Hourly $22.31 $27.88 $36.00 $47.33 $57.47
          Yearly $46,410 $57,990 $74,880 $98,450 $119,530
          West Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $21.23 $27.34 $32.87 $42.90 $50.24
          Yearly $44,160 $56,860 $68,360 $89,240 $104,500
          Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $19.91 $25.90 $36.44 $48.28 $57.27
          Yearly $41,400 $53,860 $75,790 $100,430 $119,110
          Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $24.42 $30.03 $38.04 $49.39 $60.69
          Yearly $50,800 $62,450 $79,130 $102,720 $126,230
          Paducah, KY-IL Metro Area Hourly $23.87 $30.51 $39.72 $50.00 $60.18
          Yearly $49,650 $63,450 $82,610 $104,000 $125,180
          Bowling Green, KY Metro Area Hourly $19.18 $26.68 $34.48 $42.24 $54.11
          Yearly $39,890 $55,490 $71,720 $87,860 $112,560
          Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $24.00 $28.65 $37.02 $47.95 $59.32
          Yearly $49,920 $59,590 $77,000 $99,730 $123,380
          South Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $17.48 $24.72 $34.14 $45.39 $48.50
          Yearly $36,360 $51,420 $71,000 $94,420 $100,870
          Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area Hourly $21.93 $25.80 $34.44 $46.32 $55.20
          Yearly $45,620 $53,650 $71,630 $96,340 $114,810
          Owensboro, KY Metro Area Hourly $22.98 $28.48 $33.87 $44.77 $56.00
          Yearly $47,790 $59,230 $70,460 $93,130 $116,470
          Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area Hourly $19.89 $24.50 $36.23 $47.21 $57.29
          Yearly $41,370 $50,960 $75,350 $98,200 $119,170
          Clarksville, TN-KY Metro Area Hourly $19.38 $25.91 $34.30 $42.32 $55.24
          Yearly $40,310 $53,890 $71,340 $88,020 $114,910
          Elizabethtown, KY Metro Area Hourly $19.50 $23.11 $33.32 $48.19 $55.43
          Yearly $40,560 $48,060 $69,300 $100,240 $115,290
          East Kentucky Balance of State Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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