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Aerospace Engineers salary in Kentucky

The median aerospace engineers in Kentucky earns $126,130 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,703 a month.

10th percentile
$100,440
25th percentile
$105,000
Median percentile
$126,130
75th percentile
$166,300
90th percentile
$172,340

Based on 290 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$92,431 take-home a year
Gross pay$126,130
Federal income tax−$19,005
Social Security + Medicare−$9,649
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$5,045
Monthly take-home$7,703
Every two weeks$3,555

Does it go far here?

$139,897Median pay in Kentucky is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
13%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($967 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Kentucky

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$350,950
Anesthesiologists$347,960
Physicians, All Other$327,390
Family Medicine Physicians$248,730
General Internal Medicine Physicians$241,530
Nurse Anesthetists$222,520
Chief Executives$179,530
Emergency Medicine Physicians$169,390

All aerospace engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky