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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 Registered Nurses in KENTUCKY

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      Location Pay
      Period      		 2023
      10% 25% Median 75% 90%
      United States Hourly $30.64 $36.53 $41.38 $50.32 $63.79
      AreaName Yearly $63,720 $75,990 $86,070 $104,670 $132,680
      Kentucky Hourly $29.58 $32.44 $37.42 $44.47 $48.93
      AreaName Yearly $61,520 $67,480 $77,830 $92,500 $101,770
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $31.38 $36.04 $38.85 $46.81 $52.46
      AreaName Yearly $65,280 $74,970 $80,810 $97,360 $109,120
      Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area Hourly $30.80 $32.44 $38.70 $41.04 $48.97
      AreaName Yearly $64,070 $67,480 $80,490 $85,350 $101,860
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $29.88 $36.20 $38.11 $46.17 $49.75
      AreaName Yearly $62,140 $75,290 $79,260 $96,040 $103,490
      Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area Hourly $27.12 $32.07 $38.05 $41.10 $48.83
      AreaName Yearly $56,400 $66,700 $79,140 $85,490 $101,560
      Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area Hourly $27.50 $30.14 $37.59 $42.12 $47.93
      AreaName Yearly $57,190 $62,690 $78,190 $87,610 $99,700
      Clarksville, TN-KY Metro Area Hourly $24.33 $30.47 $36.62 $39.12 $46.76
      AreaName Yearly $50,600 $63,380 $76,170 $81,370 $97,260
      Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $27.57 $30.68 $36.41 $37.55 $46.57
      AreaName Yearly $57,340 $63,810 $75,720 $78,100 $96,870
      West Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $26.65 $30.71 $35.84 $37.36 $46.75
      AreaName Yearly $55,440 $63,880 $74,540 $77,710 $97,240
      Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metro Area Hourly $28.38 $32.40 $35.64 $44.62 $49.81
      AreaName Yearly $59,030 $67,400 $74,130 $92,810 $103,600
      South Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $25.60 $30.16 $35.14 $38.86 $45.99
      AreaName Yearly $53,250 $62,740 $73,100 $80,830 $95,660
      Bowling Green, KY Metro Area Hourly $26.04 $30.47 $33.73 $36.70 $39.95
      AreaName Yearly $54,170 $63,380 $70,160 $76,330 $83,090
      East Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $26.06 $29.71 $33.00 $36.31 $41.79
      AreaName Yearly $54,200 $61,790 $68,650 $75,520 $86,930
      Owensboro, KY Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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