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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 File Clerks in KENTUCKY

Location	Pay Period	2025
Location	Pay Period	10%	25%	Median	75%	90%
United States	Hourly	$15.00	$17.51	$20.96	$24.89	$30.53
	Yearly	$31,200	$36,420	$43,600	$51,770	$63,490
Kentucky	Hourly	$13.20	$14.65	$18.87	$22.25	$27.54
	Yearly	$27,450	$30,470	$39,250	$46,280	$57,280
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area	Hourly	$13.21	$15.73	$18.12	$22.31	$30.57
	Yearly	$27,470	$32,730	$37,690	$46,400	$63,590
Clarksville, TN-KY Metro Area	Hourly	$12.49	$16.25	$19.67	$21.31	$22.04
	Yearly	$25,970	$33,800	$40,910	$44,330	$45,830
Central Kentucky Balance of State	Hourly	$12.67	$13.31	$13.57	$17.30	$19.36
	Yearly	$26,350	$27,680	$28,230	$35,990	$40,260
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area	Hourly	$12.00	$14.31	$16.89	$19.34	$24.77
	Yearly	$24,960	$29,750	$35,130	$40,220	$51,530
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area	Hourly	$14.91	$18.97	$21.75	$23.98	$29.02
	Yearly	$31,020	$39,450	$45,250	$49,880	$60,360
Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area	Hourly	$13.93	$18.45	$21.40	$23.14	$27.45
	Yearly	$28,980	$38,370	$44,510	$48,140	$57,100
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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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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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