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          Wages for Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in KENTUCKY

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $23.91 $28.37 $30.96 $36.55 $40.12
          Yearly $49,740 $59,000 $64,400 $76,030 $83,440
          Kentucky Hourly $23.28 $26.10 $29.07 $31.29 $35.20
          Yearly $48,420 $54,290 $60,460 $65,090 $73,220
          Owensboro, KY Metro Area Hourly $24.02 $28.40 $29.90 $30.59 $34.97
          Yearly $49,950 $59,070 $62,180 $63,620 $72,740
          Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $25.64 $28.66 $30.99 $34.10 $35.71
          Yearly $53,340 $59,610 $64,460 $70,930 $74,270
          Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $23.06 $24.19 $28.54 $29.58 $33.67
          Yearly $47,960 $50,310 $59,360 $61,530 $70,040
          West Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $22.14 $24.01 $28.82 $29.34 $32.38
          Yearly $46,060 $49,930 $59,940 $61,030 $67,340
          East Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $20.81 $23.46 $27.89 $29.27 $32.27
          Yearly $43,270 $48,800 $58,000 $60,880 $67,120
          Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area Hourly $23.14 $27.30 $29.56 $31.14 $35.36
          Yearly $48,140 $56,790 $61,480 $64,770 $73,540
          Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $24.79 $28.38 $30.85 $33.85 $36.21
          Yearly $51,570 $59,040 $64,180 $70,400 $75,310
          South Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $22.50 $23.98 $28.47 $29.74 $34.93
          Yearly $46,800 $49,870 $59,220 $61,870 $72,650
          Clarksville, TN-KY Metro Area Hourly $22.00 $24.30 $28.01 $30.35 $34.34
          Yearly $45,760 $50,550 $58,260 $63,120 $71,430
          Paducah, KY-IL Metro Area Hourly $24.40 $26.10 $29.84 $30.19 $31.38
          Yearly $50,750 $54,290 $62,060 $62,800 $65,270
          Elizabethtown, KY Metro Area Hourly $23.90 $25.85 $29.37 $30.79 $36.75
          Yearly $49,710 $53,770 $61,080 $64,040 $76,440
          Bowling Green, KY Metro Area Hourly $24.21 $25.13 $29.25 $31.12 $31.88
          Yearly $50,360 $52,270 $60,830 $64,730 $66,320
          Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area Hourly $22.36 $23.47 $26.22 $28.82 $29.88
          Yearly $46,520 $48,820 $54,540 $59,940 $62,140