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Procurement Clerks in Kentucky

Is Kentucky a good place for you to work as a Procurement Clerk?

-7% Jobs Projection

$43,440 Median Salary

70 Job Openings

While jobs for Procurement Clerks in Kentucky are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

Employment for Procurement Clerks in Kentucky is expected to decrease.
Procurement Clerks in Kentucky earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

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How Many Procurement Clerks Work in Kentucky?

In Kentucky, there were 740 people working as Procurement Clerks in the year 2018.

There were 800 Procurement Clerks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 60 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 890 Procurement Clerks working in it, which means Kentucky has fewer Procurement Clerks than average.

Job Projections for Kentucky

Jobs for Procurement Clerks in this state are declining at a rate of 6.8% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -4.3%.

Kentucky Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 70 annual job openings, and 680 total jobs in 2026 for Procurement Clerks in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 7,500 annual jobs and 71,700 total jobs in 2026.

What do Procurement Clerks Make in Kentucky?

In 2018 wages for Procurement Clerks ranged from $28,570 to $56,390 with $43,440 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $13.74 to $27.11. The median hourly rate was $20.88.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $20.54 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.34.

The median salary in Kentucky is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Kentucky Metros for Procurement Clerks

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Procurement Clerks.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	770	$40,840
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	200	$42,060
Lexington-Fayette, KY	110	$39,620
Clarksville, TN-KY	100	$44,660
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	70	$41,990
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	60	$46,870
Evansville, IN-KY	40	$36,940
Bowling Green, KY	30	$45,060

Top States for Procurement Clerks Employment

View the list below to see where most Procurement Clerks work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	6,980	$44,820
Texas	6,070	$42,290
New York	3,880	$44,710
Pennsylvania	3,580	$41,910
Ohio	3,460	$41,340
New Jersey	3,380	$44,810
Florida	2,900	$40,490
Illinois	2,520	$44,820
Georgia	2,510	$38,980
Arizona	2,160	$43,420
Virginia	1,900	$46,370
Michigan	1,810	$38,560
Missouri	1,660	$40,810
Maryland	1,560	$49,780
North Carolina	1,540	$40,800
Minnesota	1,330	$41,600
Massachusetts	1,310	$47,600
Oklahoma	1,250	$41,360
Washington	1,170	$48,390
Indiana	1,000	$40,130

Below are the states where Procurement Clerks get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia	$55,100
Alaska	$50,940
Maryland	$49,780
Washington	$48,390
Massachusetts	$47,600
Virginia	$46,370
Rhode Island	$46,190
Wyoming	$45,500
Colorado	$45,270
Illinois	$44,820

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