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Wages for Writers and Authors in KENTUCKY

Location	Pay Period	2025
Location	Pay Period	10%	25%	Median	75%	90%
United States	Hourly	$21.31	$28.00	$36.98	$49.01	$67.25
	Yearly	$44,310	$58,230	$76,910	$101,950	$139,870
Kentucky	Hourly	$19.03	$19.60	$23.45	$31.04	$36.54
	Yearly	$39,580	$40,760	$48,780	$64,550	$76,010
Central Kentucky Balance of State	Hourly	$19.07	$19.60	$19.60	$27.23	$29.70
	Yearly	$39,670	$40,760	$40,760	$56,640	$61,770
Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area	Hourly	$18.24	$20.89	$24.60	$32.01	$35.47
	Yearly	$37,950	$43,450	$51,170	$66,570	$73,770
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area	Hourly	$19.20	$21.96	$25.25	$32.20	$35.70
	Yearly	$39,930	$45,670	$52,520	$66,980	$74,250
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area	Hourly	$10.81	$21.97	$30.02	$37.81	$45.28
	Yearly	$22,480	$45,710	$62,440	$78,640	$94,190
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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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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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