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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 Economists in KENTUCKY

Location	Pay Period	2025
Location	Pay Period	10%	25%	Median	75%	90%
United States	Hourly	$32.38	$42.95	$59.96	$84.00	$114.45
	Yearly	$67,360	$89,330	$124,720	$174,720	$238,060
Kentucky	Hourly	$28.76	$30.81	$34.33	$48.50	$59.80
	Yearly	$59,810	$64,070	$71,400	$100,880	$124,380
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area	Hourly	$33.23	$45.39	$58.05	$80.50	$107.52
	Yearly	$69,110	$94,420	$120,740	$167,440	$223,650
Central Kentucky Balance of State	Hourly	$29.34	$30.81	$32.27	$36.15	$40.38
	Yearly	$61,020	$64,070	$67,110	$75,190	$83,990
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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Lexington-Fayette, KY 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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