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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 Social Science Research Assistants in KENTUCKY

Location	Pay Period	2025
Location	Pay Period	10%	25%	Median	75%	90%
United States	Hourly	$18.31	$23.38	$29.81	$37.38	$49.07
	Yearly	$38,090	$48,620	$61,990	$77,760	$102,070
Kentucky	Hourly	$21.66	$24.88	$31.92	$39.66	$51.25
	Yearly	$45,050	$51,750	$66,390	$82,500	$106,590
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area	Hourly	$16.03	$24.47	$27.58	$40.03	$50.93
	Yearly	$33,350	$50,900	$57,370	$83,270	$105,940
Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area	Hourly	$20.65	$24.89	$24.89	$31.92	$31.92
	Yearly	$42,940	$51,780	$51,780	$66,390	$66,390
Bowling Green, KY Metro Area	Hourly	$25.87	$32.46	$40.71	$51.38	$65.84
	Yearly	$53,800	$67,530	$84,680	$106,870	$136,940
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area	Hourly	$23.54	$25.51	$39.66	$51.25	$65.43
	Yearly	$48,950	$53,050	$82,500	$106,590	$136,090
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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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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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