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Job market report: Paducah, KY

Open jobs, pay and living costs in and around Paducah, from the listings JoRoute reads from employers' own job boards. Data as of November 5, 2026.

At a glance

  • 10 open listings in Paducah; 12 jobs within 25 miles.
  • ▲ 4 new in the last 7 days; 0 today.
  • Typical listed pay: $65k a year ($72k at U.S.-average prices). Each employer counts once.
  • Living costs in KY: 9% below the U.S. average (BEA Regional Price Parities, 2023 (U.S. average = 100)).
  • No WARN layoff notices placed within 50 miles.
Alabama: 359 jobsAlaska: 286 jobsArizona: 1,397 jobsColorado: 1,180 jobsFlorida: 1,499 jobsGeorgia: 1,160 jobsIndiana: 783 jobsKansas: 295 jobsMaine: 101 jobsMassachusetts: 1,404 jobsMinnesota: 645 jobsNew Jersey: 370 jobsNorth Carolina: 532 jobsNorth Dakota: 207 jobsOklahoma: 703 jobsPennsylvania: 600 jobsSouth Dakota: 215 jobsTexas: 3,660 jobsWyoming: 137 jobsConnecticut: 182 jobsMissouri: 914 jobsWest Virginia: 119 jobsIllinois: 1,500 jobsNew Mexico: 724 jobsArkansas: 206 jobsCalifornia: 7,734 jobsDelaware: 91 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 1,945 jobsHawaii: 343 jobsIowa: 168 jobsKentucky: 279 jobsMaryland: 701 jobsMichigan: 343 jobsMississippi: 173 jobsMontana: 197 jobsNew Hampshire: 80 jobsNew York: 3,728 jobsOhio: 636 jobsOregon: 587 jobsTennessee: 391 jobsUtah: 800 jobsVirginia: 1,155 jobsWashington: 2,843 jobsWisconsin: 226 jobsNebraska: 214 jobsSouth Carolina: 209 jobsIdaho: 221 jobsNevada: 274 jobsVermont: 66 jobsLouisiana: 639 jobsRhode Island: 54 jobsCarbondaleCape Girardeau Mayfield, KY: 1 jobMayfield · 1Brookport, IL: 1 jobBrookport · 1Paducah, KY: 10 jobs, median listed pay $65k a year, ▲ 4 new this weekPaducah · 10 · $65k You: Paducah, KY Dashed rings: 13 and 25 miles
Red pins: cities with jobs within 25 miles of Paducah; a bigger pin means more jobs.

Employers hiring most

  1. Department of Energy Headquarters · 7 jobs
  2. Veterans Health Administration · 1 job
  3. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · 1 job
  4. Transportation Security Administration · 1 job

Nearby cities

  • Marion, IL · 37 jobs · 49 mi
  • Brookport, IL · 1 job · 9 mi
  • Charleston, MO · 1 job · 38 mi
  • Mayfield, KY · 1 job · 23 mi

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