South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area Salaries
BLS nonmetropolitan reporting area wages for South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area (May 2025)
General and Operations Managers shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
General and Operations Managers publishes $68,240 here versus $105,770 nationally (-35.5%; 3,730metro-area jobs). Next is Fast Food and Counter Workers at $22,320 locally versus $31,200 nationally (-28.5%).
- General and Operations Managers$68,240 in South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area sits 35.5% below the national General and Operations Managers median of $105,770 (3,730 published local jobs).
- Fast Food and Counter Workers$22,320 in South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area sits 28.5% below the national Fast Food and Counter Workers median of $31,200 (3,770 published local jobs).
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$27,810 in South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area sits 24.4% below the national Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary median of $36,780 (2,210 published local jobs).
- Cooks, Fast Food$23,440 in South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area sits 24.1% below the national Cooks, Fast Food median of $30,890 (2,000 published local jobs).
General and Operations Managers and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 2100002 · South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $50K mean
MEAN-TRACE · RPP-UNK · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-UNK · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FULL
- MEAN-TRACE #482/528
- RPP-UNK RPP n/a
- OCC-MID 365 occs
- TOP-LEAD Physicians, Al… · $395K
- EMP-MIX Industrial P…
- TREND-UNK Pay chg n/a
- PHOTO-FINISH East Georgia non…
- BOOK-FULL 361 rows · May 2025
Read with East Georgia nonmetropolitan area (+$24 on published-row mean) · Understanding BLS wage data
Instrument codes from this MSA’s OEWS published-row mean, BEA RPP, occupation book, employment lead, All Occupations pay change, and nearest peer — not a moving recommendation.
Published-row mean neighbourhood around South Central Kentucky nonm…
Largest published OEWS rows in this nonmetropolitan area
Industrial Production Managers and Pharmacists lead published employment inside South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area's top-pay sample — order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Industrial Production Managers 530 jobs · $104,010
- 2. Pharmacists 450 jobs · $130,560
- 3. Nurse Practitioners 450 jobs · $119,910
- 4. Sales Managers 380 jobs · $115,440
- 5. Financial Managers 370 jobs · $114,300
- 6. Physical Therapists 320 jobs · $103,170
- 7. Software Developers 280 jobs · $109,330
- 8. Physicians, All Other 240 jobs · $394,530
- 9. Administrative Services Managers 170 jobs · $119,170
- 10. Computer and Information Systems Managers 160 jobs · $128,010
- 11. Family Medicine Physicians 150 jobs · $181,120
- 12. Chief Executives 120 jobs · $159,260
- 13. Physician Assistants 120 jobs · $103,490
- 14. Human Resources Managers 110 jobs · $111,200
- 15. Architectural and Engineering Managers 100 jobs · $134,310
- 16. Dentists, General 90 jobs · $130,000
- 17. Veterinarians 90 jobs · $105,380
- 18. General Internal Medicine Physicians 80 jobs · $374,680
Occupations Tracked
365
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$49,760
employment-weighted, 361 complete rows
Top Salary
$394,530
Physicians, All Other
Top-pay occupations in South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, by employment
Same top-pay sample as the salary ranking, sorted by published local jobs so the title sequence follows the OEWS mix.
| # | Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Industrial Production Managers | $104,010 |
| 2 | Pharmacists | $130,560 |
| 3 | Nurse Practitioners | $119,910 |
| 4 | Sales Managers | $115,440 |
| 5 | Financial Managers | $114,300 |
| 6 | Physical Therapists | $103,170 |
| 7 | Software Developers | $109,330 |
| 8 | Physicians, All Other | $394,530 |
| 9 | Administrative Services Managers | $119,170 |
| 10 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $128,010 |
| 11 | Family Medicine Physicians | $181,120 |
| 12 | Chief Executives | $159,260 |
| 13 | Physician Assistants | $103,490 |
| 14 | Human Resources Managers | $111,200 |
| 15 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $134,310 |
| 16 | Dentists, General | $130,000 |
| 17 | Veterinarians | $105,380 |
| 18 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $374,680 |
| 19 | Clinical and Counseling Psychologists | $123,400 |
| 20 | Electrical Engineers | $112,260 |
| 21 | Nurse Anesthetists | $221,580 |
| 22 | Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $141,750 |
| 23 | Marketing Managers | $126,470 |
| 24 | Optometrists | $114,110 |
| 25 | Postmasters and Mail Superintendents | $102,590 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers | $18,720 |
| School Bus Monitors | $20,270 |
| Floral Designers | $21,310 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $22,320 |
| Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers | $22,810 |
| Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other | $22,840 |
| Sewing Machine Operators | $23,020 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $23,150 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $23,370 |
| Cooks, Fast Food | $23,440 |
Other BLS Wage Areas in KY
Other metropolitan or nonmetropolitan OEWS areas assigned to the same state. Cross-state pay and employment peers live in Nationwide similar metros below.
Nationwide metros with similar published-row mean pay or employment scale
Two OEWS peer sets outside KY. Same-state wage areas above stay geographic; these neighborhoods are cross-state nearest neighbors on employment-weighted published-row mean wage ($49,760 here) and summed published employment.
Similar mean wage
Nearest other metros by employment-weighted published-row annual mean wage.
Similar employment scale
Nearest headcount peers (floor 100,000 summed published jobs), distinct from the mean-wage column.
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS employment-weighted published-row mean wage and summed occupation employment. Employment peers exclude metros already listed in the mean-wage column so the two link sets stay distinct. Mean wage here is not a worker-level median.
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