What is the current gender pay gap in ?

Updated Apr. 1, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2025, women in Kentucky made about 77 cents for every dollar men made. This means that men with full-time jobs typically make 30% more than women in full-time jobs. This ratio compares the median weekly pay of full-time workers—people who usually work 35 hours or more each week.

$0.77

Women’s earnings per $1 earned by men, full-time workers only (2025)

30%

Men’s median earnings advantage over women (2025)
The gender pay gap was at its narrowest in 2023 when women made 89 cents for every dollar men made in a typical week. The Bureau of Labor Statistics has tracked such earnings every quarter since 2012, when women in the state made 81 cents for every dollar men made.

In 2025, women in Kentucky earned $0.77 for every dollar men made in a typical week.

Median weekly earnings of full-time working women per $1 earned by men

In 2025, the usual weekly earnings of men was $1,150 compared with $886 of women, a difference of $264. Adjusting for inflation, the income gap was its narrowest in 2023, when men usually made $122.56 more a week than women.

In 2025, women in Kentucky earned $886 in a typical week compared with $1,150 for men.

Usual median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers, by sex (adjusted for inflation)

In 2025, Kentucky had the fifth-largest gender pay gap among states. Other states that had a pay gap similar to the 77 cents women earned for every dollar men made were Ohio at 77 cents and Nebraska at 77 cents.

In 2025, Kentucky had the fifth-largest gender pay gap among states.

Women’s median weekly earnings per $1 earned by men, by state (2025)

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