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Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians salary in Kentucky

The median aircraft mechanics and service technicians in Kentucky earns $67,920 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,491 a month.

10th percentile
$45,210
25th percentile
$61,420
Median percentile
$67,920
75th percentile
$94,920
90th percentile
$156,910

Based on 1,680 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

$53,895 take-home a year
Gross pay$67,920
Federal income tax−$6,112
Social Security + Medicare−$5,196
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,717
Monthly take-home$4,491
Every two weeks$2,073

Does it go far here?

$75,334Median pay in Kentucky is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
22%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 aircraft mechanics and service technicians salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky