Fast Food and Counter Workers
Paducah, KY-IL metropolitan area. Estimated employment 1,160.
Where you sit in the distribution
That is the median — half of people in this occupation in Paducah earn more.
$27,640 in Paducah buys what $32,100 buys across the country as a whole.
Paducah's regional price parity is 86.1 — well below the national average — the nominal figure understates local buying power considerably. Adjusted figures for other metros are in the nearby-metros table below.
The same job, elsewhere in Kentucky
Adjusted figures apply each metro's regional price parity, so the columns are directly comparable.
| Metro area | Median | Adjusted | RPP | vs. Paducah |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | $28,690 | $30,800 | 93.1 | −4.0% |
| Lexington | $27,990 | $30,100 | 92.9 | −6.2% |
| Bowling Green | $27,650 | $30,700 | 90.2 | −4.5% |
| Paducah This page | $27,640 | $32,100 | 86.1 | — |
| Elizabethtown | $27,260 | $30,100 | 90.6 | −6.3% |
| Owensboro | $26,750 | $30,200 | 88.6 | −6.0% |
Price parity and difference against Paducah are in the full table on wider screens.
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Price parity
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.
- Employment
- 1,160 employed in this occupation in the metro (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
- Occupation
- SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers. Mapped to our taxonomy as fast-food-and-counter-workers.
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