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All Occupations Salary Information in Owensboro, Kentucky

The annual and hourly salary statistics of all occupations in Owensboro, Kentucky are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage data of all occupations in Owensboro is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2012 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of All Occupations in Owensboro, Kentucky

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
90th Percentile Wage	$60,090
75th Percentile Wage	$43,440
50th Percentile Wage	$28,740
25th Percentile Wage	$19,890
10th Percentile Wage	$17,180

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for all occupations in Owensboro, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,180.

Table 2. Hourly Salary of All Occupations in Owensboro, Kentucky

Percentile Bracket	Average Hourly Salary
90th Percentile Wage	$28.89
75th Percentile Wage	$20.88
50th Percentile Wage	$13.82
25th Percentile Wage	$9.56
10th Percentile Wage	$8.26

Table 2 shows the average hourly salary for all occupations in Owensboro, Kentucky. The average hourly salary for the 90th percentile is $28.89. The median hourly salary is $13.82. The average hourly salary for the bottom 10 percent is $8.26.

Table 3. Compare All Occupations Salary in Owensboro with Other Kentucky Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,740 in Owensboro is in the middle of salary range for all occupations in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of all occupations in Owensboro is 12.8 percent (12.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Louisville-Jefferson County and 7.3 percent (7.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Louisville-Jefferson County	$32,950
Evansville	$31,000
Lexington-Fayette	$30,880
Elizabethtown	$30,430
West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$30,050
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$29,250
Bowling Green	$29,100
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$28,850
Owensboro	$28,740
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$26,650

Table 4. Comparison of All Occupations Salary in Owensboro, Kentucky, and the Nation

From Table 4, take note that the median annual salary of all occupations in Owensboro is lower than the salary statistics of both state of Kentucky and the United States. Specifically, the median salary of all occupations in Owensboro ($28,740) is 6.5 percent (6.5%) lower than that in Kentucky ($30,740) and 17.3 percent (17.3%) lower than that in the United States ($34,750).

Region	Median annual Salary
USA	$34,750
Kentucky	$30,740
Owensboro	$28,740