Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics · SOC 49-3053
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics Salary in the West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics in the West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $39,470 per year ($18.98 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $29,730 at the 10th percentile to $50,010 at the 90th. BLS estimates 50 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics in the West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area earn more than $39,470 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $37,290 and $43,280.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $29,730 | $37,290 | $39,470 | $43,280 | $50,010 |
| Hourly | $14.29 | $17.93 | $18.98 | $20.81 | $24.04 |
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
- West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$39,470 median for West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $37,290 to $43,280
- Kentuckystate$43,110 median for Kentucky; middle half earns $38,850 to $50,010
- United Statesnational$47,880 median for United States; middle half earns $40,670 to $58,560
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −8% vs Kentucky overall and −18% 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 outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- West Kentucky nonmetropolitan areathis page$39,470 median for West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $37,290 to $43,280
- $51,850 median for Lexington metro area; middle half earns $43,440 to $64,330
- $44,810 median for Louisville/Jefferson County metro area; middle half earns $35,940 to $50,550
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
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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.