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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 Correctional Officers and Jailers in KENTUCKY

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      Location Pay
      Period      		 2023
      10% 25% Median 75% 90%
      United States Hourly $18.44 $21.58 $25.63 $32.97 $41.95
      AreaName Yearly $38,340 $44,890 $53,300 $68,580 $87,250
      Kentucky Hourly $13.86 $16.46 $17.76 $22.06 $29.63
      AreaName Yearly $28,820 $34,230 $36,940 $45,880 $61,640
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $19.22 $22.00 $24.71 $30.26 $31.89
      AreaName Yearly $39,980 $45,760 $51,400 $62,940 $66,340
      Clarksville, TN-KY Metro Area Hourly $17.33 $17.33 $23.32 $23.32 $23.95
      AreaName Yearly $36,050 $36,050 $48,500 $48,500 $49,810
      Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area Hourly $16.57 $18.59 $21.90 $29.83 $33.98
      AreaName Yearly $34,470 $38,670 $45,550 $62,050 $70,680
      Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area Hourly $20.09 $20.09 $20.09 $24.01 $24.22
      AreaName Yearly $41,790 $41,790 $41,790 $49,930 $50,380
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $16.65 $17.76 $19.25 $21.82 $22.06
      AreaName Yearly $34,630 $36,940 $40,050 $45,390 $45,880
      Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area Hourly $16.21 $18.34 $19.11 $24.28 $32.32
      AreaName Yearly $33,710 $38,160 $39,740 $50,510 $67,230
      Owensboro, KY Metro Area Hourly $16.51 $17.73 $19.09 $19.09 $20.70
      AreaName Yearly $34,340 $36,880 $39,700 $39,700 $43,050
      West Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $14.02 $15.86 $17.66 $18.26 $21.73
      AreaName Yearly $29,170 $32,990 $36,730 $37,980 $45,190
      Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $13.82 $15.87 $17.64 $19.13 $22.42
      AreaName Yearly $28,750 $33,000 $36,690 $39,780 $46,640
      Bowling Green, KY Metro Area Hourly $16.24 $17.23 $17.60 $18.18 $18.25
      AreaName Yearly $33,780 $35,840 $36,600 $37,800 $37,970
      South Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $13.69 $14.75 $17.60 $22.35 $31.49
      AreaName Yearly $28,470 $30,670 $36,600 $46,490 $65,500
      East Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $11.92 $13.86 $17.55 $23.00 $31.49
      AreaName Yearly $24,790 $28,830 $36,500 $47,840 $65,500
      Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metro Area Hourly $11.68 $17.14 $17.20 $17.20 $21.03
      AreaName Yearly $24,300 $35,650 $35,780 $35,780 $43,740