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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 Writers and Authors in KENTUCKY

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      Period      		 2023
      10% 25% Median 75% 90%
      United States Hourly $19.67 $25.32 $35.43 $48.55 $71.27
      Yearly $40,900 $52,660 $73,690 $100,990 $148,240
      Kentucky Hourly $19.02 $25.85 $31.10 $31.10 $37.79
      Yearly $39,560 $53,770 $64,680 $64,680 $78,610
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $22.12 $29.39 $31.10 $31.10 $31.10
      Yearly $46,010 $61,130 $64,680 $64,680 $64,680
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $16.14 $21.53 $30.33 $37.67 $47.50
      Yearly $33,580 $44,770 $63,090 $78,350 $98,800
      West Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $12.78 $18.71 $27.40 $27.47 $31.13
      Yearly $26,590 $38,920 $56,980 $57,130 $64,750
      Bowling Green, KY Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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      Central Kentucky Balance of State 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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      East Kentucky Balance of State Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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      Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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      Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area 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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      Lexington-Fayette, 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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      South Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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