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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 Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers in KENTUCKY

Location	Pay Period	2025
Location	Pay Period	10%	25%	Median	75%	90%
United States	Hourly	$28.52	$36.11	$49.00	$67.01	$96.26
	Yearly	$59,330	$75,110	$101,920	$139,380	$200,230
Kentucky	Hourly	$21.22	$28.00	$37.27	$47.65	$55.73
	Yearly	$44,130	$58,230	$77,510	$99,100	$115,920
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area	Hourly	$27.48	$28.80	$37.64	$53.21	$65.52
	Yearly	$57,150	$59,910	$78,290	$110,680	$136,280
Central Kentucky Balance of State	Hourly	$21.27	$25.90	$35.50	$39.05	$41.36
	Yearly	$44,230	$53,880	$73,830	$81,210	$86,020
Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area	Hourly	$21.12	$28.37	$32.55	$55.02	$56.87
	Yearly	$43,940	$59,000	$67,700	$114,440	$118,280
West Kentucky Balance of State	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Paducah, KY-IL Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Bowling Green, KY Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Owensboro, KY 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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