Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers Salary in Kentucky

State wage data from the BLS OEWS survey, May 2025.

Median annual

$46,280

Median hourly

$22

Average annual

$48,720

Employed in state

13K

The median annual salary for Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers in Kentucky is $46,280, or about $22 an hour. That is 5% lower than the national median.

Pay in Kentucky ranges from $34,460 at the 10th percentile to $66,330 at the 90th percentile. Roughly 13K people work as inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers in the state.

Pay distribution in Kentucky

10th$34,460

25th$38,020

Median$46,280

75th$57,430

90th$66,330

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Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $22.25
Daily: $178
Weekly: $890
Bi-weekly: $1,780
Monthly: $3,857
Annual: $46,280

$46,280 a year is around the 50th percentile for Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weigherss in Kentucky. The median is $46,280.

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers — Kentucky
Percentile	Hourly	Annual
10th percentile	$16.60	$34,460
25th percentile	$18.30	$38,020
Median	$22.20	$46,280
75th percentile	$27.60	$57,430
90th percentile	$31.90	$66,330
Average (mean)	$23.40	$48,720
Employment	12,880 people

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers pay by metro area in Kentucky

Metro area	Median annual	Employment
Owensboro, KY	$49,390	320
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$48,340	6.6K
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$48,000	4.0K
Paducah, KY-IL	$45,850	170
Clarksville, TN-KY	$45,600	760
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$44,340	2.1K
Bowling Green, KY	$43,720	660
Elizabethtown, KY	$41,910	290
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$40,240	420

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