SOC 51-1011 · Production Occupations · May 2025

How much do First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers make in Elizabethtown, KY?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Elizabethtown, KY is $71,620. The 10th percentile is $45,100 and the 90th percentile is $95,300. Employment is 380.

Median annual wage

$71,620

10th percentile
$45,100
25th percentile
$58,190
Median
$71,620
75th percentile
$82,190
90th percentile
$95,300
Mean
$70,580

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers, the published 10th percentile is $45,100 and the 90th percentile is $95,300. The difference is $50,200, which is 70.1% 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 $58,190 to the 75th at $82,190, covers $24,000.

The mean annual wage is $70,580, which sits below the median of $71,620. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Elizabethtown, KY median is 3.8% lower than the national median of $74,450 for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $79,075, which is 6.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.2% lower than the Kentucky median of $72,490.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Elizabethtown, KY is 90.572, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $71,620 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers at $79,075 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

22 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers. Elizabethtown, KY ranks 14th of 23 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).).

  • Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is 41 miles away, with a median of $75,010 and employment of 4,180. That median is 4.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $80,592, against $79,075 here.
  • Bowling Green, KY is 50 miles away, with a median of $73,540 and employment of 690. That median is 2.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $81,549, against $79,075 here.
  • Owensboro, KY is 69 miles away, with a median of $69,320 and employment of 360. That median is 3.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $78,230, against $79,075 here.

Employment share

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers accounts for 0.74% of wage-and-salary employment in Elizabethtown, KY (380 of 51,540). Nationally the occupation is 0.43% of employment (673,430 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.70 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers make in Elizabethtown, KY?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Elizabethtown, KY is $71,620. The 10th percentile is $45,100 and the 90th percentile is $95,300. Employment is 380.

How does that compare with the national median for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers?

The local median is 3.8% lower than the national median of $74,450.

What is First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers pay in Elizabethtown, KY after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Elizabethtown, KY is 90.572, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $71,620 is $79,075. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Elizabethtown, KY compare with nearby metros for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers?

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 41 miles away, at $75,010. Elizabethtown, KY ranks 14th of 23 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.