Median: $39,590 / year · $19.03 / hr · 2025
16% below the U.S. average
U.S. median $47,380
$32,337
On a $39,590 OEWS median, single filer (2024). Not tax advice.
$43,911
U.S.-average purchasing power of this median. Kentucky RPP is 90.2 (10% below the U.S. average).
Kentucky ranks #42 of 51 states and DC with a published OEWS median ($39,590).
| Rank | State | Median |
|---|---|---|
| #1 Highest | District of Columbia | $61,270 |
| #2 | California | $60,630 |
| #3 | Washington | $59,740 |
| #4 | New York | $59,010 |
| #5 | Minnesota | $57,270 |
| #6 | Oregon | $55,810 |
| #7 | Virginia | $52,090 |
| #8 | Connecticut | $50,950 |
| #9 | Maine | $50,810 |
| #10 | Nevada | $50,250 |
| #11 | Michigan | $49,710 |
| #12 | Colorado | $49,650 |
| #13 | Massachusetts | $49,540 |
| #14 | Vermont | $49,490 |
| #15 | New Jersey | $49,050 |
| #16 | North Dakota | $48,790 |
| #17 | New Hampshire | $48,780 |
| #18 | Indiana | $48,720 |
| #19 | Hawaii | $48,550 |
| #20 | Delaware | $48,370 |
| #21 | Ohio | $47,990 |
| #22 | North Carolina | $47,620 |
| #23 | Maryland | $47,350 |
| #24 | Wisconsin | $47,020 |
| #25 | Alaska | $46,480 |
| #26 | Illinois | $46,440 |
| #27 | Pennsylvania | $46,430 |
| #28 | Florida | $46,380 |
| #29 | Arizona | $46,300 |
| #30 | Kansas | $45,810 |
| #31 | Iowa | $45,560 |
| #32 | Rhode Island | $45,310 |
| #33 | South Dakota | $45,300 |
| #34 | New Mexico | $44,790 |
| #35 | Nebraska | $43,680 |
| #36 | Missouri | $43,520 |
| #37 | Georgia | $43,060 |
| #38 | Tennessee | $42,810 |
| #39 | Idaho | $42,120 |
| #40 | Montana | $41,170 |
| #41 | Utah | $40,560 |
| #42 | Kentucky | $39,590 |
| #43 | Texas | $39,410 |
| #44 | Oklahoma | $39,100 |
| #45 | South Carolina | $39,020 |
| #46 | Wyoming | $38,650 |
| #47 | Arkansas | $38,360 |
| #48 | West Virginia | $37,700 |
| #49 | Alabama | $36,590 |
| #50 | Mississippi | $36,380 |
| #51 Lowest | Louisiana | $35,530 |