Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers Salary in Kentucky

Find out how your pay in Kentucky:

  • Compares to surrounding states
  • Ranks in the US

Then click on other states to see how they compare.


Salary for Workers in Kentucky vs. surrounding states

Kentucky:Avg Hourly: $21.79Avg Yearly: $45,310# Employed: 170

Blue areas make more money than Kentucky.

Red areas make less money than Kentucky.

Kentucky pays less than most surrounding states.

Salary for workers in Kentucky relative to surrounding states.
Area Annual Avg. Pay Hourly Avg. Pay
Illinois$42,360 more/yr$20.36 more/hr
Virginia$7,800 more/yr$3.74 more/hr
North Carolina$4,340 more/yr$2.08 more/hr
Missouri$2,250 more/yr$1.08 more/hr
Ohio$2,090 more/yr$1.00 more/hr
Arkansas$860 more/yr$0.41 more/hr
Kentucky$45,310.00/yr$21.79/hr
Indiana$910 less/yr$0.44 less/hr
Tennessee$1,440 less/yr$0.70 less/hr
West Virginia$3,550 less/yr$1.71 less/hr

How salary for workers in Kentucky ranks in the US

KentuckyHIGHEST PAYING STATELOWEST PAYING STATEIN THE NATIONFORWorkersmore than Oklahomaless than Illinois

The average pay for workers in Kentucky is $45,310 per year, or $21.79 per hour.

Kentucky pays workers $10,700 (30.9%) more per year than Oklahoma, the lowest paid state ($34,610) in the US.

Kentucky pays workers $42,360 (48.3%) less per year than Illinois, the highest paid state ($87,670) in the US.


Data from the May 2020 Occupational Employment and Wages Statistics program, conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

February 1, 2022

:w