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          Wages for Security Guards in KENTUCKY

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $14.52 $16.93 $18.28 $22.21 $28.29
          Yearly $30,210 $35,210 $38,020 $46,200 $58,840
          Kentucky Hourly $13.68 $15.12 $17.03 $19.41 $24.42
          Yearly $28,450 $31,440 $35,420 $40,370 $50,800
          Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area Hourly $12.84 $14.14 $16.73 $18.59 $22.20
          Yearly $26,700 $29,410 $34,800 $38,670 $46,180
          Owensboro, KY Metro Area Hourly $14.41 $15.12 $15.12 $17.67 $23.64
          Yearly $29,980 $31,440 $31,440 $36,750 $49,170
          Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $13.85 $16.58 $17.51 $21.06 $26.13
          Yearly $28,810 $34,490 $36,420 $43,800 $54,350
          Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area Hourly $13.61 $16.34 $17.02 $17.86 $23.00
          Yearly $28,310 $33,990 $35,400 $37,140 $47,850
          East Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $8.19 $10.09 $14.28 $15.95 $21.42
          Yearly $17,040 $20,990 $29,700 $33,180 $44,540
          Bowling Green, KY Metro Area Hourly $14.67 $15.24 $16.69 $18.92 $22.76
          Yearly $30,520 $31,710 $34,720 $39,360 $47,340
          Elizabethtown, KY Metro Area Hourly $12.54 $14.17 $16.56 $22.16 $24.49
          Yearly $26,090 $29,470 $34,450 $46,090 $50,940
          Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $14.22 $15.20 $17.30 $23.77 $26.42
          Yearly $29,580 $31,620 $35,980 $49,440 $54,950
          Clarksville, TN-KY Metro Area Hourly $13.91 $14.48 $17.26 $22.38 $25.62
          Yearly $28,930 $30,130 $35,900 $46,560 $53,280
          Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $14.27 $15.66 $17.36 $21.52 $26.43
          Yearly $29,670 $32,570 $36,110 $44,760 $54,970
          South Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $13.68 $13.99 $15.84 $17.33 $22.96
          Yearly $28,450 $29,110 $32,950 $36,050 $47,750
          Paducah, KY-IL Metro Area Hourly $13.67 $15.00 $17.49 $29.90 $41.69
          Yearly $28,430 $31,200 $36,370 $62,190 $86,710
          West Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $13.79 $14.88 $17.00 $18.87 $22.08
          Yearly $28,680 $30,950 $35,360 $39,250 $45,930