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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 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators in KENTUCKY

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      Period      		 2023
      10% 25% Median 75% 90%
      United States Hourly $18.47 $22.25 $27.00 $35.08 $45.95
      Yearly $38,410 $46,270 $56,160 $72,970 $95,570
      Kentucky Hourly $18.85 $22.40 $26.25 $31.17 $37.59
      Yearly $39,210 $46,600 $54,610 $64,830 $78,190
      Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area Hourly $22.15 $23.89 $30.07 $39.08 $41.57
      Yearly $46,080 $49,700 $62,550 $81,280 $86,470
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $22.22 $24.81 $30.05 $41.05 $43.98
      Yearly $46,220 $51,600 $62,500 $85,390 $91,480
      East Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $16.80 $21.55 $28.37 $33.22 $33.23
      Yearly $34,950 $44,830 $59,000 $69,090 $69,110
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $21.59 $24.24 $27.91 $35.41 $41.04
      Yearly $44,900 $50,420 $58,040 $73,660 $85,350
      Bowling Green, KY Metro Area Hourly $20.53 $22.76 $27.64 $27.64 $34.29
      Yearly $42,700 $47,330 $57,490 $57,490 $71,320
      Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area Hourly $17.69 $21.06 $25.91 $36.55 $46.66
      Yearly $36,800 $43,800 $53,890 $76,020 $97,060
      Owensboro, KY Metro Area Hourly $19.03 $22.98 $25.14 $30.37 $37.27
      Yearly $39,580 $47,810 $52,300 $63,180 $77,520
      Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $18.48 $22.07 $25.04 $31.52 $38.55
      Yearly $38,440 $45,910 $52,090 $65,560 $80,180
      Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area Hourly $19.27 $23.42 $24.66 $30.20 $35.80
      Yearly $40,080 $48,710 $51,290 $62,820 $74,470
      West Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $18.66 $22.09 $24.35 $30.72 $36.81
      Yearly $38,800 $45,960 $50,640 $63,900 $76,560
      South Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $18.01 $21.49 $23.52 $30.10 $36.81
      Yearly $37,470 $44,690 $48,920 $62,600 $76,560
      Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metro Area Hourly $17.14 $19.88 $23.30 $36.93 $36.93
      Yearly $35,660 $41,350 $48,460 $76,810 $76,810
      Clarksville, TN-KY Metro Area Hourly $17.44 $19.69 $21.95 $24.29 $29.22
      Yearly $36,280 $40,950 $45,660 $50,510 $60,780