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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 Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in KENTUCKY

Location	Pay Period	2025
Location	Pay Period	10%	25%	Median	75%	90%
United States	Hourly	$20.00	$23.03	$27.61	$31.60	$39.61
	Yearly	$41,600	$47,890	$57,430	$65,730	$82,400
Kentucky	Hourly	$17.89	$19.45	$22.97	$27.73	$32.88
	Yearly	$37,210	$40,450	$47,780	$57,680	$68,390
Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area	Hourly	$17.88	$21.43	$27.71	$29.32	$33.59
	Yearly	$37,180	$44,580	$57,640	$60,990	$69,870
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area	Hourly	$17.58	$19.52	$23.17	$27.39	$42.31
	Yearly	$36,560	$40,600	$48,190	$56,980	$88,010
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area	Hourly	$19.33	$21.37	$29.40	$34.36	$42.28
	Yearly	$40,200	$44,450	$61,140	$71,460	$87,940
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area	Hourly	$21.16	$22.98	$28.64	$32.96	$48.58
	Yearly	$44,010	$47,800	$59,560	$68,560	$101,050
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Clarksville, TN-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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