Median: $61,560 / year · ≈ $29.60 / hr · 2025
15% below the U.S. average
U.S. median $72,040
$49,111
On a $61,560 OEWS median, single filer (2024). Not tax advice.
$68,279
U.S.-average purchasing power of this median. Kentucky RPP is 90.2 (10% below the U.S. average).
Kentucky ranks #37 of 51 states and DC with a published OEWS median ($61,560).
| Rank | State | Median |
|---|---|---|
| #1 Highest | Washington | $102,670 |
| #2 | California | $101,370 |
| #3 | New York | $97,070 |
| #4 | Massachusetts | $95,260 |
| #5 | Rhode Island | $92,610 |
| #6 | District of Columbia | $82,750 |
| #7 | New Jersey | $82,200 |
| #8 | Connecticut | $80,970 |
| #9 | Illinois | $79,990 |
| #10 | Alaska | $79,650 |
| #11 | Oregon | $79,570 |
| #12 | Ohio | $78,800 |
| #13 | Pennsylvania | $78,800 |
| #14 | Maryland | $78,670 |
| #15 | Delaware | $77,960 |
| #16 | New Hampshire | $77,060 |
| #17 | Minnesota | $76,460 |
| #18 | Utah | $76,330 |
| #19 | Vermont | $76,220 |
| #20 | New Mexico | $75,900 |
| #21 | Georgia | $75,480 |
| #22 | Hawaii | $74,310 |
| #23 | Colorado | $72,900 |
| #24 | Virginia | $72,170 |
| #25 | Michigan | $66,030 |
| #26 | Nevada | $65,520 |
| #27 | Maine | $64,880 |
| #28 | Texas | $63,590 |
| #29 | Nebraska | $63,450 |
| #30 | Wisconsin | $62,870 |
| #31 | Wyoming | $62,690 |
| #32 | South Carolina | $62,580 |
| #33 | Alabama | $61,990 |
| #34 | Indiana | $61,880 |
| #35 | Tennessee | $61,860 |
| #36 | Idaho | $61,690 |
| #37 | Kentucky | $61,560 |
| #38 | North Dakota | $61,210 |
| #39 | Iowa | $61,200 |
| #40 | Montana | $60,990 |
| #41 | Florida | $60,410 |
| #42 | Kansas | $59,920 |
| #43 | Louisiana | $59,850 |
| #44 | Arkansas | $59,660 |
| #45 | Missouri | $59,240 |
| #46 | Arizona | $58,360 |
| #47 | North Carolina | $57,650 |
| #48 | West Virginia | $56,610 |
| #49 | South Dakota | $51,050 |
| #50 | Mississippi | $50,980 |
| #51 Lowest | Oklahoma | $48,710 |