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          Wages for Registered Nurses in KENTUCKY

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $33.14 $38.62 $46.90 $54.02 $66.09
          Yearly $68,940 $80,330 $97,550 $112,350 $137,470
          Kentucky Hourly $30.85 $36.38 $38.96 $46.73 $53.73
          Yearly $64,170 $75,670 $81,040 $97,200 $111,750
          Bowling Green, KY Metro Area Hourly $30.95 $36.66 $38.04 $45.23 $50.19
          Yearly $64,380 $76,250 $79,120 $94,080 $104,380
          Paducah, KY-IL Metro Area Hourly $31.35 $36.73 $38.42 $45.80 $48.69
          Yearly $65,200 $76,390 $79,920 $95,270 $101,280
          Elizabethtown, KY Metro Area Hourly $30.54 $37.14 $37.47 $44.36 $50.60
          Yearly $63,530 $77,240 $77,930 $92,280 $105,250
          Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area Hourly $31.86 $36.47 $38.00 $46.76 $51.87
          Yearly $66,270 $75,860 $79,040 $97,250 $107,880
          Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $31.39 $37.44 $40.79 $46.98 $56.83
          Yearly $65,300 $77,870 $84,850 $97,710 $118,200
          Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $28.54 $32.04 $37.64 $44.34 $57.90
          Yearly $59,360 $66,650 $78,280 $92,220 $120,430
          East Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $28.61 $31.98 $35.35 $38.76 $45.97
          Yearly $59,510 $66,520 $73,520 $80,620 $95,610
          Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area Hourly $30.20 $36.61 $38.95 $48.07 $59.93
          Yearly $62,810 $76,150 $81,010 $99,980 $124,650
          South Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $29.53 $32.04 $37.80 $45.17 $50.19
          Yearly $61,420 $66,650 $78,630 $93,960 $104,390
          West Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $27.88 $30.94 $37.00 $40.53 $50.36
          Yearly $57,990 $64,360 $76,960 $84,300 $104,740
          Clarksville, TN-KY Metro Area Hourly $27.73 $33.64 $38.20 $45.62 $48.36
          Yearly $57,680 $69,980 $79,450 $94,880 $100,590
          Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $32.61 $38.72 $40.22 $49.34 $51.53
          Yearly $67,820 $80,530 $83,650 $102,620 $107,190
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