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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 Power Plant Operators in KENTUCKY

Location	Pay Period	2025
Location	Pay Period	10%	25%	Median	75%	90%
United States	Hourly	$29.71	$38.31	$49.06	$57.25	$63.44
	Yearly	$61,790	$79,690	$102,040	$119,080	$131,940
Kentucky	Hourly	$32.13	$40.82	$44.90	$50.81	$56.92
	Yearly	$66,830	$84,900	$93,400	$105,690	$118,400
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area	Hourly	$33.16	$37.19	$52.80	$53.02	$58.71
	Yearly	$68,970	$77,350	$109,820	$110,280	$122,110
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area	Hourly	$35.64	$41.99	$50.06	$53.92	$56.97
	Yearly	$74,120	$87,350	$104,120	$112,150	$118,500
Central Kentucky Balance of State	Hourly	$23.24	$37.24	$44.90	$50.81	$50.88
	Yearly	$48,340	$77,450	$93,400	$105,690	$105,840
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area	Hourly	$32.13	$35.13	$48.22	$49.90	$58.04
	Yearly	$66,830	$73,080	$100,300	$103,790	$120,730
Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area	Hourly	$22.69	$24.41	$40.46	$55.66	$55.68
	Yearly	$47,200	$50,780	$84,150	$115,760	$115,810
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Paducah, KY-IL Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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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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