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Mean annual wage, all occupations in Kentucky

Mean annual wage, all occupations in Kentucky was $58,990 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 4.8% from 2024. That is the 44th highest of 51 states in 2025.

2025, USD58,990
Change on 2024+4.8%
Rank44th of 51US states ranked
Series high58,9902025
Series low31,5102003

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Mean annual wage, all occupations in Kentucky, 2003 to 2025

30K40K50K60K2003200720112015201920252003: 31,510 USD2004: 31,930 USD2005: 32,550 USD2006: 33,490 USD2007: 34,950 USD2008: 36,390 USD2009: 37,370 USD2010: 37,970 USD2011: 38,640 USD2012: 38,940 USD2013: 39,520 USD2014: 40,040 USD2015: 40,880 USD2016: 41,760 USD2017: 42,410 USD2018: 43,210 USD2019: 44,020 USD2020: 46,000 USD2021: 48,170 USD2022: 51,490 USD2023: 54,030 USD2024: 56,310 USD2025: 58,990 USD
USD. Source: BLS, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, all occupations (00-0000). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-05-15.
All 23 values
PeriodUSD
202558,990
202456,310
202354,030
202251,490
202148,170
202046,000
201944,020
201843,210
201742,410
201641,760
201540,880
201440,040
201339,520
201238,940
201138,640
201037,970
200937,370
200836,390
200734,950
200633,490
200532,550
200431,930
200331,510

Compared with United States

Place2025
Kentucky58,990
United States69,770

Rankings

Definition

Average (mean) annual wage of wage and salary jobs in all occupations, in US dollars, from the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Estimates refer to May of each year.

An average: high earners pull it above the median, so for the typical job use median_annual_wage. Covers employees of nonfarm establishments; the self-employed, farm workers and private household workers are excluded. Pay is straight-time gross pay: base rate, cost-of-living allowances, commissions, production bonuses and tips. Overtime, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses and employer-paid benefits are excluded.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, all occupations (00-0000). https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, all occupations (00-0000) (Mean annual wage, all occupations, Kentucky, 2003 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip

MLA 9

Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, all occupations (00-0000), Mean annual wage, all occupations, Kentucky, 2003 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 15 May 2026, https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/mean-annual-wage/kentucky. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, all occupations (00-0000). Mean annual wage, all occupations, Kentucky, 2003 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/mean-annual-wage/kentucky.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, all occupations (00-0000), Mean annual wage, all occupations, Kentucky, 2003 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/mean-annual-wage/kentucky (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the mean annual wage, all occupations in Kentucky?

Mean annual wage, all occupations in Kentucky was $58,990 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 4.8% from 2024. That is the 44th highest of 51 states in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, all occupations (00-0000). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest mean annual wage, all occupations in Kentucky?

$58,990 in 2025, the highest value since 2003 in this series.

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