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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 Biological Scientists, All Other in KENTUCKY

Location	Pay Period	2025
Location	Pay Period	10%	25%	Median	75%	90%
United States	Hourly	$29.05	$36.92	$47.56	$61.38	$80.77
	Yearly	$60,430	$76,800	$98,920	$127,670	$168,010
Kentucky	Hourly	$25.01	$30.35	$38.18	$46.20	$52.55
	Yearly	$52,020	$63,130	$79,400	$96,100	$109,300
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area	Hourly	$29.38	$37.91	$42.60	$48.28	$52.55
	Yearly	$61,110	$78,850	$88,610	$100,420	$109,300
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area	Hourly	$30.13	$39.49	$51.61	$63.27	$75.92
	Yearly	$62,660	$82,140	$107,350	$131,610	$157,920
Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area	Hourly	$27.07	$30.50	$33.16	$42.60	$51.12
	Yearly	$56,310	$63,450	$68,970	$88,610	$106,330
Central Kentucky Balance of State	Hourly	$24.64	$25.58	$30.35	$40.11	$52.55
	Yearly	$51,240	$53,210	$63,130	$83,420	$109,300
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Paducah, KY-IL Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Clarksville, TN-KY Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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South Central Kentucky Balance of State	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Elizabethtown, KY Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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East Kentucky Balance of State	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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