Human Resources Managers · SOC 11-3121
Human Resources Managers Salary in the Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Human Resources Managers in the Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $100,540 per year ($48.34 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $79,440 at the 10th percentile to $167,120 at the 90th. BLS estimates 140 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Human Resources Managers in the Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area earn more than $100,540 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $87,080 and $139,610.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $79,440 | $87,080 | $100,540 | $139,610 | $167,120 |
| Hourly | $38.19 | $41.87 | $48.34 | $67.12 | $80.35 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$100,540 median for Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $87,080 to $139,610
- Kentuckystate$121,460 median for Kentucky; middle half earns $96,070 to $155,170
- United Statesnational$149,280 median for United States; middle half earns $111,110 to $199,290
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −17% vs Kentucky overall and −33% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Kentucky
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for human resources managers, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan areathis page$100,540 median for Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $87,080 to $139,610
- $132,760 median for Owensboro metro area; middle half earns $110,140 to $169,800
- $122,850 median for Lexington metro area; middle half earns $99,830 to $162,480
- $122,360 median for Louisville/Jefferson County metro area; middle half earns $97,700 to $153,950
- $118,420 median for Bowling Green metro area; middle half earns $93,150 to $141,630
- $105,000 median for Elizabethtown metro area; middle half earns $81,960 to $155,250
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for human resources managerss · Highest-paying occupations in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.