Office Clerks, General · SOC 43-9061
Office Clerks, General Salary in the Kentucky
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Kentucky
Figures describe the state of Kentucky as a whole.
Office Clerks, General in the Kentucky earned a median of $37,870 per year ($18.21 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $22,640 at the 10th percentile to $56,750 at the 90th. BLS estimates 29,750 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Office Clerks, General in the Kentucky earn more than $37,870 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $30,430 and $46,760.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $22,640 | $30,430 | $37,870 | $46,760 | $56,750 |
| Hourly | $10.89 | $14.63 | $18.21 | $22.48 | $27.29 |
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
- Kentucky$37,870 median for Kentucky; middle half earns $30,430 to $46,760
- United Statesnational$45,010 median for United States; middle half earns $36,350 to $54,300
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −16% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Metro areas in Kentucky
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for office clerks, general, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Kentuckythis page$37,870 median for Kentucky; middle half earns $30,430 to $46,760
- $41,290 median for Louisville/Jefferson County metro area; middle half earns $32,940 to $48,020
- $40,250 median for Lexington metro area; middle half earns $31,200 to $50,140
- $38,000 median for Bowling Green metro area; middle half earns $31,600 to $43,920
- $37,290 median for Paducah metro area; middle half earns $31,050 to $44,560
- $37,190 median for Owensboro metro area; middle half earns $30,270 to $45,210
- $36,970 median for Elizabethtown metro area; middle half earns $31,410 to $46,090
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
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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.