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          Wages for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in KENTUCKY

          Location Pay
          Period
          2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $17.19 $18.69 $22.27 $26.64 $31.50
          Yearly $35,760 $38,870 $46,330 $55,410 $65,510
          Kentucky Hourly $16.79 $18.89 $22.00 $28.96 $31.87
          Yearly $34,920 $39,300 $45,760 $60,230 $66,280
          Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $18.09 $18.40 $18.84 $21.07 $23.91
          Yearly $37,620 $38,280 $39,190 $43,820 $49,740
          Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $18.74 $22.37 $28.96 $31.87 $31.87
          Yearly $38,980 $46,530 $60,230 $66,280 $66,280
          East Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $15.80 $18.04 $19.31 $20.07 $22.53
          Yearly $32,850 $37,530 $40,170 $41,750 $46,870
          South Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $15.49 $16.94 $18.91 $20.99 $26.35
          Yearly $32,210 $35,230 $39,320 $43,670 $54,810
          Paducah, KY-IL Metro Area Hourly $14.46 $17.04 $19.94 $23.33 $27.34
          Yearly $30,070 $35,430 $41,470 $48,530 $56,880
          West Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $17.86 $18.90 $20.99 $20.99 $24.69
          Yearly $37,160 $39,310 $43,650 $43,650 $51,360
          Clarksville, TN-KY Metro Area Hourly $17.08 $18.58 $21.90 $22.30 $25.98
          Yearly $35,530 $38,650 $45,560 $46,390 $54,040
          Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area Hourly $15.22 $18.79 $21.37 $22.16 $25.30
          Yearly $31,660 $39,080 $44,440 $46,090 $52,630
          Bowling Green, KY Metro Area Hourly $14.22 $17.54 $21.53 $32.49 $40.13
          Yearly $29,570 $36,490 $44,790 $67,580 $83,470
          Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $17.86 $18.92 $22.68 $25.06 $30.00
          Yearly $37,160 $39,360 $47,170 $52,110 $62,400
          Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area Hourly $15.89 $17.72 $21.26 $26.54 $28.69
          Yearly $33,050 $36,850 $44,220 $55,200 $59,680
          Owensboro, KY Metro Area Hourly $14.31 $16.67 $19.21 $24.92 $24.92
          Yearly $29,760 $34,670 $39,970 $51,830 $51,830
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