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          Wages for Helpers--Production Workers in KENTUCKY

          Location Pay
          Period
          2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $14.97 $16.93 $18.78 $22.11 $25.68
          Yearly $31,140 $35,220 $39,070 $45,990 $53,410
          Kentucky Hourly $17.18 $18.58 $20.26 $23.51 $26.17
          Yearly $35,730 $38,650 $42,130 $48,910 $54,420
          Clarksville, TN-KY Metro Area Hourly $14.89 $17.22 $17.22 $22.00 $26.60
          Yearly $30,980 $35,820 $35,820 $45,750 $55,320
          South Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $16.26 $17.29 $19.99 $20.59 $29.16
          Yearly $33,830 $35,970 $41,590 $42,820 $60,650
          Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $14.38 $17.39 $19.00 $20.34 $22.76
          Yearly $29,910 $36,170 $39,530 $42,300 $47,340
          Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $17.78 $19.25 $22.31 $23.51 $25.35
          Yearly $36,970 $40,050 $46,410 $48,910 $52,720
          Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area Hourly $16.68 $18.39 $19.83 $23.73 $27.25
          Yearly $34,680 $38,260 $41,250 $49,360 $56,680
          Owensboro, KY Metro Area Hourly $16.26 $16.26 $18.34 $20.30 $20.30
          Yearly $33,820 $33,820 $38,150 $42,230 $42,230
          Elizabethtown, KY Metro Area Hourly $15.50 $17.23 $17.94 $20.74 $26.31
          Yearly $32,240 $35,830 $37,320 $43,140 $54,730
          Bowling Green, KY Metro Area Hourly $19.40 $19.40 $19.40 $23.46 $25.01
          Yearly $40,350 $40,350 $40,350 $48,800 $52,010
          West Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $18.23 $18.70 $19.18 $20.43 $22.49
          Yearly $37,920 $38,890 $39,890 $42,480 $46,780
          Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area Hourly $15.00 $18.95 $20.66 $26.86 $30.38
          Yearly $31,200 $39,420 $42,980 $55,860 $63,190
          Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $17.46 $19.32 $22.41 $24.06 $27.35
          Yearly $36,310 $40,180 $46,610 $50,050 $56,890
          Paducah, KY-IL Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
          Yearly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
          East Kentucky Balance of State Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
          Yearly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A