How much do Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers make in Paducah, KY-IL?

Percentile spread

For Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers, the published 10th percentile is $23,730 and the 90th percentile is $35,090. The difference is $11,360, which is 47.9% 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 $23,730 to the 75th at $27,160, covers $3,430.

The mean annual wage is $26,870, which sits above the median of $23,730. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Paducah, KY-IL median is 27.9% lower than the national median of $32,910 for Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $27,566, which is 16.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.5% lower than the Kentucky median of $25,930.

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 $23,730 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers at $27,566 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers. Paducah, KY-IL ranks 5th of 6 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).).

• Bowling Green, KY is 128 miles away, with a median of $22,140 and employment of 50. That median is 6.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $24,551, against $27,566 here.
• Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is 131 miles away, with a median of $30,590 and employment of 1,260. That median is 28.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $31,753, against $27,566 here.
• St. Louis, MO-IL is 144 miles away, with a median of $31,200 and employment of 960. That median is 31.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $32,812, against $27,566 here.

Employment share

Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Paducah, KY-IL (30 of 50,270). Nationally the occupation is 0.08% of employment (121,770 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.76 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.