Home / Wages / Elizabethtown Elizabethtown salaries The median worker in the Elizabethtown, KY metro area earned $44,810 a year in 2024, about $21.54 an hour. That ranks #270 of the 391 metro areas published here, 9.5% below the national median.
Kentucky
Median pay $44,810 $21.54 per hour
Vs national -9.5% U.S. $49,500
Workers 51,330 wage and salary
Metro rank #270 of 391 by median pay
What this labour market looks like Elizabethtown pays 2% less than Kentucky as a whole. Metros usually run ahead of their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and the gap is a rough measure of how much of a state's economy sits in its cities.
Unusually concentrated here Occupations against their national share, 2024 Occupation Concentration Employed Median Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators 4.73× 2,300 $47,990 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 3.52× 500 $50,170 Human Resources Specialists 3.35× 1,020 $75,940 Cooks, Fast Food 3.29× 730 $23,970 Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks 2.95× 840 $32,790 Business Operations Specialists, All Other 1.67× 630 $82,220 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary 1.54× 700 $28,010 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 1.45× 540 $37,010 Retail Salespersons 1.23× 1,560 $28,730 Cashiers 1.21× 1,270 $26,580 Customer Service Representatives 1.19× 1,080 $36,420 General and Operations Managers 1.18× 1,410 $74,780
Best paid occupations Highest median pay in Elizabethtown Occupation Median Hourly Employed Computer Occupations, All Other $104,330 $50.16 480 Management Analysts $93,830 $45.11 200 Software Developers $93,080 $44.75 220 Business Operations Specialists, All Other $82,220 $39.53 630 Registered Nurses $79,140 $38.05 860 Human Resources Specialists $75,940 $36.51 1,020 General and Operations Managers $74,780 $35.95 1,410 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers $67,530 $32.46 230 Accountants and Auditors $66,300 $31.88 270 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $65,870 $31.67 300 Buyers and Purchasing Agents $61,640 $29.64 200 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $61,170 $29.41 450 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $59,520 n/a 460 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $59,300 $28.51 220 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $59,250 n/a 300 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $58,920 n/a 230 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $56,160 $27.00 420 Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping $53,910 $25.92 240 Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors $53,230 $25.59 280 Electricians $53,020 $25.49 420 Computer User Support Specialists $51,310 $24.67 260 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $50,440 $24.25 720 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers $50,170 $24.12 500 Teachers and Instructors, All Other $48,670 n/a 220 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel $48,440 $23.29 250 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators $47,990 $23.07 2,300 Bus Drivers, School $46,820 $22.51 260 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $45,850 $22.04 590 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $43,310 $20.82 550 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $43,040 $20.69 490 Construction Laborers $42,250 $20.31 220 Light Truck Drivers $40,480 $19.46 390 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $38,920 $18.71 340 Medical Assistants $37,920 $18.23 250 Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $37,850 $18.20 380 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators $37,700 $18.12 220 Nursing Assistants $37,500 $18.03 430 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers $37,100 $17.84 340 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $37,010 $17.79 540 Customer Service Representatives $36,420 $17.51 1,080 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $36,330 $17.47 490 Pharmacy Technicians $36,020 $17.32 240 Office Clerks, General $35,640 $17.14 790 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $35,570 $17.10 710 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $33,420 $16.07 610 Home Health and Personal Care Aides $32,930 $15.83 760 Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks $32,790 $15.76 840 Stockers and Order Fillers $32,700 $15.72 950 Receptionists and Information Clerks $31,580 $15.19 290 Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria $29,260 $14.07 330 Cooks, Restaurant $29,190 $14.03 360 Retail Salespersons $28,730 $13.81 1,560 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $28,050 $13.49 340 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $28,010 n/a 700 Fast Food and Counter Workers $27,000 $12.98 1,420 Cashiers $26,580 $12.78 1,270 Cooks, Fast Food $23,970 $11.52 730 Waiters and Waitresses $23,020 $11.07 690 Food Preparation Workers $22,810 $10.97 430
Where most people work Largest occupations in Elizabethtown by employment Occupation Employed Median Hourly Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators 2,300 $47,990 $23.07 Retail Salespersons 1,560 $28,730 $13.81 Fast Food and Counter Workers 1,420 $27,000 $12.98 General and Operations Managers 1,410 $74,780 $35.95 Cashiers 1,270 $26,580 $12.78 Customer Service Representatives 1,080 $36,420 $17.51 Human Resources Specialists 1,020 $75,940 $36.51 Stockers and Order Fillers 950 $32,700 $15.72 Registered Nurses 860 $79,140 $38.05 Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks 840 $32,790 $15.76 Office Clerks, General 790 $35,640 $17.14 Home Health and Personal Care Aides 760 $32,930 $15.83 Cooks, Fast Food 730 $23,970 $11.52 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 720 $50,440 $24.25 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 710 $35,570 $17.10 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary 700 $28,010 n/a Waiters and Waitresses 690 $23,020 $11.07 Business Operations Specialists, All Other 630 $82,220 $39.53 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 610 $33,420 $16.07 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 590 $45,850 $22.04
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024 state estimates. Wage and salary workers only, excluding the self-employed.
Other Kentucky metro areas Cincinnati 1,092,300 workers $48,490 Louisville/Jefferson County 686,050 workers $47,750 Lexington-Fayette 282,920 workers $47,580 Paducah 50,590 workers $44,140 Bowling Green 80,400 workers $43,640 Clarksville 100,910 workers $42,990 Elizabethtown pay: common questions What is the average salary in Elizabethtown? The median across all occupations is $44,810 , or $21.54 an hour, covering 51,330 wage and salary workers. The mean is $52,980, higher because a small number of very large salaries pull an average upward.
Does Elizabethtown pay more than the rest of Kentucky? No. The metro median of $44,810 is 2% below the Kentucky median of $45,740. Metropolitan areas usually pay more than their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and usually cost more to live in for the same reason.
Which jobs pay best in Elizabethtown? Computer Occupations, All Other ($104,330), Management Analysts ($93,830), Software Developers ($93,080). Medical specialities top nearly every metro list, which reflects how the occupations are classified more than local conditions.
What is Elizabethtown unusually full of? Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators, at 4.73× the national concentration. Location quotient is a better description of a local economy than its biggest employers, which are retail and food service almost everywhere.