Electricians 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: $25.39Avg Yearly: $52,810# Employed: 9,610

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$28,840 more/yr$13.86 more/hr
Missouri$8,680 more/yr$4.17 more/hr
Indiana$6,670 more/yr$3.21 more/hr
Virginia$3,740 more/yr$1.80 more/hr
West Virginia$2,580 more/yr$1.24 more/hr
Ohio$1,890 more/yr$0.91 more/hr
Kentucky$52,810.00/yr$25.39/hr
Tennessee$170 less/yr$0.08 less/hr
North Carolina$6,880 less/yr$3.31 less/hr
Arkansas$9,530 less/yr$4.58 less/hr

How salary for workers in Kentucky ranks in the US

KentuckyHIGHEST PAYING STATELOWEST PAYING STATE36thIN THE NATIONFORWorkersKentucky's avg. pay of $52,810 per year is:$9,530more than Arkansas$28,840less than Illinois

The average pay for workers in Kentucky is $52,810 per year, or $25.39 per hour.

Kentucky pays workers $9,530 (22%) more per year than Arkansas, the lowest paid state ($43,280) in the US.

Kentucky pays workers $28,840 (35.3%) less per year than Illinois, the highest paid state ($81,650) 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

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