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Average weekly wage (QCEW) in Ballard County

Average weekly wage (QCEW) in Ballard County was $1,237 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.6% from 2024. That is the 10th highest of 120 counties in 2025.

2025, USD1,237
Change on 2024+0.6%
Rank10th of 120Counties in Kentucky ranked
Series high1,2372025
Series low6832001

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Average weekly wage (QCEW) in Ballard County, 2001 to 2025

6008001,0001,2001,40020012005200920132017202120252001: 683 USD2002: 700 USD2003: 736 USD2004: 768 USD2005: 795 USD2006: 798 USD2007: 814 USD2008: 880 USD2009: 967 USD2010: 1,005 USD2011: 996 USD2012: 1,026 USD2013: 1,027 USD2014: 1,079 USD2015: 1,071 USD2016: 947 USD2017: 935 USD2018: 888 USD2019: 931 USD2020: 936 USD2021: 774 USD2022: 763 USD2023: 833 USD2024: 1,230 USD2025: 1,237 USD
USD. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average weekly wage, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-08-21.
All 25 values
PeriodUSD
20251,237
20241,230
2023833
2022763
2021774
2020936
2019931
2018888
2017935
2016947
20151,071
20141,079
20131,027
20121,026
2011996
20101,005
2009967
2008880
2007814
2006798
2005795
2004768
2003736
2002700
2001683

Compared with Kentucky and United States

Place2025
Ballard County1,237
Kentucky1,202
United States1,514

Rankings

Definition

Total wages paid during the year divided by the average number of covered jobs and by 52, in US dollars, all industries, private and government, from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Counted where the job is located, from the reports employers file each quarter; monthly employment counts the jobs in the pay period that includes the 12th.

In current dollars, not adjusted for inflation. An average per job, so part-time jobs pull it down and high earners pull it up; for the typical job use median_annual_wage. Wages include bonuses, stock options exercised, severance pay and tips, which makes counties with corporate headquarters stand out. Covers about 95 percent of US wage and salary jobs. Excludes the self-employed, most agricultural workers on small farms, the armed forces, elected officials in most states, most railroad employees, some domestic workers and most student workers at schools.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average weekly wage, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average weekly wage, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties (Average weekly wage (QCEW), Ballard County, 2001 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv

MLA 9

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average weekly wage, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Average weekly wage (QCEW), Ballard County, 2001 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-weekly-wage/ballard-county-kentucky. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average weekly wage, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Average weekly wage (QCEW), Ballard County, 2001 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-weekly-wage/ballard-county-kentucky.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average weekly wage, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Average weekly wage (QCEW), Ballard County, 2001 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/average-weekly-wage/ballard-county-kentucky (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the average weekly wage (QCEW) in Ballard County?

Average weekly wage (QCEW) in Ballard County was $1,237 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.6% from 2024. That is the 10th highest of 120 counties in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average weekly wage, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest average weekly wage (QCEW) in Ballard County?

$1,237 in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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