Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2023 Q4

Updated on January 24, 2025.

According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2023 Q4, the average weekly wage for Kentucky was $1.15K. Among all Kentucky counties, Hancock County had the highest average weekly wage ($1.51K), followed by Kenton County ($1.45K), and Carroll County ($1.35K).

On the other hand, Nicholas County had the lowest average weekly wage ($697), followed by Robertson County ($706), and Jackson County ($707).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all Kentucky counties.

You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.

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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2023 Q4
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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2023 Q4
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Rank County Average Weekly Wage ($)
1 Hancock County 1512
2 Kenton County 1450
3 Carroll County 1349
4 Jefferson County 1345
5 Scott County 1295
6 Gallatin County 1282
7 Marshall County 1248
8 Fayette County 1233
9 Oldham County 1197
10 Trimble County 1189
11 Union County 1174
12 Boyd County 1172
13 Franklin County 1147
14 Livingston County 1128
15 Campbell County 1122
16 Meade County 1120
17 Boone County 1119
18 McCracken County 1097
19 Mercer County 1080
19 Nelson County 1080
20 Muhlenberg County 1079
21 Daviess County 1061
22 Logan County 1060
23 Warren County 1059
24 Henderson County 1054
25 Hopkins County 1050
26 Bourbon County 1049
27 Clark County 1048
28 Christian County 1035
28 Simpson County 1035
29 Hardin County 1033
29 Woodford County 1033
30 Shelby County 1019
31 Washington County 1016
32 Madison County 1013
33 Jessamine County 998
34 Graves County 996
34 Pike County 996
35 Boyle County 993
35 Hart County 993
36 Pendleton County 991
36 Perry County 991
37 Martin County 984
38 Bullitt County 983
39 Marion County 972
40 Montgomery County 969
41 Grant County 957
41 Mason County 957
42 Cumberland County 956
43 Carlisle County 951
44 Owen County 949
44 Webster County 949
45 Rowan County 938
46 Bracken County 937
47 Monroe County 930
48 Greenup County 928
48 Pulaski County 928
49 Henry County 927
50 McCreary County 922
51 Morgan County 921
52 Floyd County 920
53 Butler County 919
54 Allen County 915
55 Fleming County 910
56 Anderson County 909
57 Garrard County 908
58 Barren County 907
59 Laurel County 903
59 Lyon County 903
60 Lee County 901
61 Harrison County 900
62 Lawrence County 894
63 Bath County 885
64 Spencer County 881
65 Todd County 878
66 Letcher County 876
67 Whitley County 867
68 Elliott County 866
69 Calloway County 861
70 Clay County 859
71 Grayson County 858
72 Leslie County 853
73 Taylor County 852
74 Harlan County 851
75 Larue County 849
75 McLean County 849
76 Lincoln County 848
77 Metcalfe County 846
78 Caldwell County 841
78 Estill County 841
78 Ohio County 841
79 Knox County 829
80 Russell County 828
81 Breathitt County 827
82 Ballard County 826
83 Adair County 822
83 Green County 822
84 Bell County 820
84 Casey County 820
85 Knott County 817
86 Lewis County 815
87 Johnson County 808
88 Breckinridge County 804
88 Crittenden County 804
89 Edmonson County 800
90 Fulton County 797
91 Carter County 791
92 Hickman County 790
93 Menifee County 783
94 Powell County 774
94 Rockcastle County 774
95 Trigg County 758
96 Owsley County 756
97 Wayne County 736
98 Clinton County 733
98 Magoffin County 733
99 Wolfe County 731
100 Jackson County 707
101 Robertson County 706
102 Nicholas County 697