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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 Interpreters and Translators in KENTUCKY

Location	Pay Period	2025
Location	Pay Period	10%	25%	Median	75%	90%
United States	Hourly	$17.82	$22.37	$28.93	$38.86	$49.84
	Yearly	$37,070	$46,530	$60,170	$80,830	$103,660
Kentucky	Hourly	$16.91	$21.19	$25.77	$35.18	$39.33
	Yearly	$35,160	$44,070	$53,590	$73,170	$81,800
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area	Hourly	$18.03	$22.76	$25.77	$30.87	$36.44
	Yearly	$37,510	$47,340	$53,590	$64,200	$75,800
Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area	Hourly	$19.37	$25.19	$31.89	$36.86	$52.94
	Yearly	$40,280	$52,400	$66,320	$76,660	$110,120
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area	Hourly	$19.92	$23.32	$29.37	$38.00	$39.74
	Yearly	$41,430	$48,500	$61,100	$79,040	$82,650
Central Kentucky Balance of State	Hourly	$17.73	$23.00	$32.77	$37.30	$43.63
	Yearly	$36,870	$47,840	$68,150	$77,580	$90,740
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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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