A doctor, applying the AMA guidelines, might conclude that you have a 20% permanent impairment in that hand. Your stateâs workersâ compensation law might provide for a $100,000 payment for a complete loss of use of a hand, so your permanent impairment would be worth $20,000 (100,000 x 20%). Some states also allow permanent impairment awards for scarring.
The average Kentucky phlebotomist salary is far above the national average for this field. With an average of $36,000 per year (according to indeed.com) this state far surpasses the national average of $24,000-25,000 per year.
The average salary for a phlebotomist in West Virginia is 31,012  dollars per year. The salary range for this position is between  25,043 and 37,595 dollars per year.   As expected, location is an important factor in phlebotomy wages. If you work at the high end of the pay scale in a large city, you make on average $2.76 per hour more than your counterpart in a rural area ($13.72 versus $10.76).