SOC 43-4051 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations · May 2025
How much do Customer Service Representatives make in Paducah, KY-IL?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Customer Service Representatives in Paducah, KY-IL is $36,460. The 10th percentile is $27,210 and the 90th percentile is $54,220. Employment is 860.
Median annual wage
$36,460
- 10th percentile
- $27,210
- 25th percentile
- $33,230
- Median
- $36,460
- 75th percentile
- $45,590
- 90th percentile
- $54,220
- Mean
- $39,230
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Customer Service Representatives, the published 10th percentile is $27,210 and the 90th percentile is $54,220. The difference is $27,010, which is 74.1% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $33,230 to the 75th at $45,590, covers $12,360.
The mean annual wage is $39,230, which sits above the median of $36,460. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Paducah, KY-IL median is 18.6% lower than the national median of $44,770 for Customer Service Representatives. In 2024 national prices the local median is $42,354, which is 5.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 5.8% lower than the Kentucky median of $38,700.
Paducah, KY-IL covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Kentucky, the primary state on the BLS area record.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Paducah, KY-IL is 86.084, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $36,460 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Customer Service Representatives at $42,354 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
18 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Customer Service Representatives. Paducah, KY-IL ranks 19th of 19 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- Cape Girardeau, MO-IL is 60 miles away, with a median of $38,190 and employment of 580. That median is 4.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,367, against $42,354 here.
- Clarksville, TN-KY is 66 miles away, with a median of $37,650 and employment of 1,610. That median is 3.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,398, against $42,354 here.
- Evansville, IN is 91 miles away, with a median of $39,410 and employment of 2,010. That median is 8.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,058, against $42,354 here.
Employment share
Customer Service Representatives accounts for 1.7% of wage-and-salary employment in Paducah, KY-IL (860 of 50,270). Nationally the occupation is 1.7% of employment (2,595,750 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.02 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.
Highest-paying jobs in Paducah, KY-IL · Customer Service Representatives by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Customer Service Representatives make in Paducah, KY-IL?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Customer Service Representatives in Paducah, KY-IL is $36,460. The 10th percentile is $27,210 and the 90th percentile is $54,220. Employment is 860.
How does that compare with the national median for Customer Service Representatives?
The local median is 18.6% lower than the national median of $44,770.
What is Customer Service Representatives pay in Paducah, KY-IL after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Paducah, KY-IL is 86.084, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $36,460 is $42,354. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Paducah, KY-IL compare with nearby metros for Customer Service Representatives?
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 60 miles away, at $38,190. Paducah, KY-IL ranks 19th of 19 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.