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          Wages for Packers and Packagers, Hand in KENTUCKY

          Location Pay
          Period
          2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $13.41 $15.49 $17.44 $20.70 $22.65
          Yearly $27,890 $32,220 $36,280 $43,060 $47,100
          Kentucky Hourly $14.15 $15.91 $17.72 $21.75 $24.19
          Yearly $29,430 $33,090 $36,850 $45,250 $50,310
          Paducah, KY-IL Metro Area Hourly $13.38 $14.00 $15.79 $15.79 $17.82
          Yearly $27,830 $29,120 $32,830 $32,830 $37,070
          Owensboro, KY Metro Area Hourly $13.23 $14.72 $17.87 $19.96 $20.25
          Yearly $27,520 $30,610 $37,180 $41,510 $42,110
          Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $13.41 $13.89 $14.81 $18.25 $23.65
          Yearly $27,880 $28,880 $30,810 $37,970 $49,180
          South Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $14.37 $17.09 $22.77 $22.80 $22.80
          Yearly $29,890 $35,550 $47,350 $47,430 $47,430
          Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area Hourly $10.72 $13.41 $15.91 $18.80 $20.96
          Yearly $22,300 $27,900 $33,090 $39,110 $43,600
          West Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $13.79 $15.18 $17.99 $18.11 $21.50
          Yearly $28,670 $31,560 $37,420 $37,660 $44,720
          East Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $10.42 $12.03 $18.28 $24.18 $25.84
          Yearly $21,680 $25,020 $38,010 $50,280 $53,740
          Clarksville, TN-KY Metro Area Hourly $13.54 $15.20 $17.37 $19.73 $22.58
          Yearly $28,160 $31,610 $36,130 $41,030 $46,970
          Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $14.67 $16.09 $17.62 $19.20 $23.56
          Yearly $30,520 $33,470 $36,650 $39,930 $49,010
          Elizabethtown, KY Metro Area Hourly $12.69 $14.31 $16.68 $18.60 $20.72
          Yearly $26,390 $29,760 $34,690 $38,680 $43,110
          Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area Hourly $14.06 $15.29 $17.40 $20.87 $23.42
          Yearly $29,240 $31,810 $36,190 $43,410 $48,720
          Bowling Green, KY Metro Area Hourly $14.66 $14.66 $16.01 $17.83 $21.04
          Yearly $30,490 $30,490 $33,310 $37,080 $43,760
          Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $14.45 $16.39 $18.03 $21.91 $25.59
          Yearly $30,050 $34,090 $37,500 $45,580 $53,230