Median: $38,700 / year · $18.61 / hr · 2025
14% below the U.S. average
U.S. median $44,770
$31,658
On a $38,700 OEWS median, single filer (2024). Not tax advice.
$42,924
U.S.-average purchasing power of this median. Kentucky RPP is 90.2 (10% below the U.S. average).
Kentucky ranks #45 of 51 states and DC with a published OEWS median ($38,700).
| Rank | State | Median |
|---|---|---|
| #1 Highest | Washington | $50,330 |
| #2 | California | $49,560 |
| #3 | Massachusetts | $49,120 |
| #4 | Minnesota | $48,800 |
| #5 | District of Columbia | $48,250 |
| #6 | Delaware | $48,190 |
| #7 | Connecticut | $48,090 |
| #8 | New York | $48,000 |
| #9 | New Jersey | $47,740 |
| #10 | Rhode Island | $47,550 |
| #11 | Colorado | $47,540 |
| #12 | Vermont | $47,500 |
| #13 | Oregon | $47,450 |
| #14 | New Hampshire | $47,300 |
| #15 | Maine | $47,160 |
| #16 | Wisconsin | $46,970 |
| #17 | Illinois | $46,130 |
| #18 | Iowa | $46,090 |
| #19 | Arizona | $45,690 |
| #20 | Hawaii | $45,650 |
| #21 | Ohio | $45,610 |
| #22 | Montana | $45,290 |
| #23 | Alaska | $45,150 |
| #24 | North Dakota | $44,670 |
| #25 | Pennsylvania | $44,630 |
| #26 | Missouri | $44,190 |
| #27 | Michigan | $43,950 |
| #28 | Nebraska | $43,940 |
| #29 | Idaho | $43,200 |
| #30 | Indiana | $43,140 |
| #31 | Utah | $43,140 |
| #32 | Maryland | $42,830 |
| #33 | Tennessee | $42,830 |
| #34 | Virginia | $42,730 |
| #35 | Wyoming | $42,340 |
| #36 | South Dakota | $40,650 |
| #37 | Nevada | $40,560 |
| #38 | Florida | $40,440 |
| #39 | Texas | $40,420 |
| #40 | Kansas | $40,320 |
| #41 | North Carolina | $40,240 |
| #42 | Georgia | $39,630 |
| #43 | New Mexico | $39,030 |
| #44 | South Carolina | $38,860 |
| #45 | Kentucky | $38,700 |
| #46 | Oklahoma | $38,650 |
| #47 | West Virginia | $38,430 |
| #48 | Alabama | $38,400 |
| #49 | Arkansas | $37,840 |
| #50 | Louisiana | $37,330 |
| #51 Lowest | Mississippi | $36,380 |