How much do Food Batchmakers make in Owensboro, KY?

Percentile spread

For Food Batchmakers, the published 10th percentile is $29,090 and the 90th percentile is $63,400. The difference is $34,310, which is 92.5% 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 $36,170 to the 75th at $42,950, covers $6,780.

The mean annual wage is $42,530, which sits above the median of $37,090. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Owensboro, KY median is 12.3% lower than the national median of $42,290 for Food Batchmakers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $41,858, which is 1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 20.9% lower than the Kentucky median of $46,900.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Owensboro, KY is 88.610, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $37,090 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Food Batchmakers at $41,858 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Food Batchmakers. Owensboro, KY ranks 12th of 12 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).).

• Evansville, IN is 36 miles away, with a median of $43,750 and employment of 250. That median is 18% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,800, against $41,858 here.
• Bowling Green, KY is 59 miles away, with a median of $48,670 and employment of 310. That median is 31.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,970, against $41,858 here.
• Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is 88 miles away, with a median of $46,540 and employment of 1,320. That median is 25.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,003, against $41,858 here.

Employment share

Food Batchmakers accounts for 0.75% of wage-and-salary employment in Owensboro, KY (370 of 49,450). Nationally the occupation is 0.11% of employment (174,520 of 155,495,730). The local share is 6.67 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.