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          Wages for Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators in KENTUCKY

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $20.28 $23.40 $28.78 $37.10 $48.60
          Yearly $42,190 $48,680 $59,850 $77,170 $101,090
          Kentucky Hourly $21.45 $23.58 $27.78 $31.59 $38.89
          Yearly $44,620 $49,040 $57,780 $65,720 $80,890
          Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $22.70 $26.86 $32.19 $45.51 $47.84
          Yearly $47,210 $55,860 $66,950 $94,650 $99,500
          West Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $20.51 $22.95 $27.51 $32.31 $39.93
          Yearly $42,660 $47,730 $57,210 $67,200 $83,040
          Owensboro, KY Metro Area Hourly $17.30 $22.43 $23.82 $29.47 $38.98
          Yearly $35,980 $46,650 $49,550 $61,300 $81,070
          Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $21.02 $22.60 $24.72 $29.14 $35.51
          Yearly $43,730 $47,000 $51,420 $60,600 $73,860
          Elizabethtown, KY Metro Area Hourly $20.71 $22.74 $24.50 $28.47 $38.40
          Yearly $43,080 $47,300 $50,960 $59,220 $79,870
          Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area Hourly $18.16 $22.17 $27.56 $37.01 $45.14
          Yearly $37,770 $46,110 $57,320 $76,970 $93,900
          East Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $19.24 $23.24 $27.40 $35.20 $35.58
          Yearly $40,020 $48,340 $56,990 $73,210 $74,010
          Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $23.15 $25.35 $29.76 $36.49 $43.42
          Yearly $48,150 $52,720 $61,890 $75,890 $90,310
          Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area Hourly $21.31 $23.74 $28.15 $31.73 $37.38
          Yearly $44,320 $49,380 $58,560 $66,000 $77,760
          Paducah, KY-IL Metro Area Hourly $22.89 $23.98 $28.36 $31.09 $40.29
          Yearly $47,610 $49,880 $59,000 $64,670 $83,810
          Clarksville, TN-KY Metro Area Hourly $19.52 $21.78 $24.48 $28.30 $33.05
          Yearly $40,600 $45,290 $50,910 $58,870 $68,740
          South Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $20.51 $22.58 $24.09 $29.20 $38.43
          Yearly $42,670 $46,960 $50,100 $60,740 $79,920
          Bowling Green, KY Metro Area Hourly $22.07 $24.46 $28.93 $30.35 $39.62
          Yearly $45,900 $50,880 $60,180 $63,130 $82,400