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Airfield Operations Specialists salary in Kentucky

The median airfield operations specialists in Kentucky earns $123,290 a year, 117% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,550 a month.

10th percentile
$54,990
25th percentile
$61,650
Median percentile
$123,290
75th percentile
$159,490
90th percentile
$163,350

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

$90,603 take-home a year
Gross pay$123,290
Federal income tax−$18,324
Social Security + Medicare−$9,432
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$4,932
Monthly take-home$7,550
Every two weeks$3,485

Does it go far here?

$136,747Median 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 airfield operations specialists salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky