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Cashiers Salary in Kentucky

The median annual wage for cashiers in Kentucky is $28,590 ($13.75 per hour) -13.0% vs. the national median of $32,880. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.

Median annual wage
$28,590
Mean annual wage
$28,720
Median hourly wage
$13.75
Employment in KY
44,550

44,550 employed · 22.3 per 1,000 jobs

Wage percentiles in Kentucky

Wage distribution for cashiers in Kentucky (OEWS May 2025).
PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$21,720$10.44
25th percentile$24,080$11.58
Median (50th)$28,590$13.75
75th percentile$31,490$15.14
90th percentile$35,550$17.09

What this salary is worth in Kentucky

Cost-of-living adjusted salary
$31,711

Kentucky prices are 90.2 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)

Median rent burden
40.6%

Median gross rent in Kentucky: $967/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $715/mo

Est. affordable home price
$104,294

At 6.67% 30-yr rate (FRED, 2026-08), 20% down, 28% front-end DTI, 1.5%/yr taxes+insurance

For context, the median home value in Kentucky is $205,600 (ACS 2020-2024).

Estimates from documented formulas — see methodology. Not financial advice.

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About this data

  • Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Regional Price Parities — data period 2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates — data period 2020-2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Federal Reserve Economic Data — data period 2026-08, retrieved August 13, 2026.

Figures are shown exactly as published by the source or derived by the documented formulas on our methodology page. Where a source suppresses an estimate, we show “—” rather than a substitute value.