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Art Directors salary in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY

The median art directors in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN earns $87,570 a year, 24% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,578 a month.

10th percentile
$50,180
25th percentile
$61,270
Median percentile
$87,570
75th percentile
$121,940
90th percentile
$151,070

Based on 130 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

$66,933 take-home a year
Gross pay$87,570
Federal income tax−$10,435
Social Security + Medicare−$6,699
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$3,503
Monthly take-home$5,578
Every two weeks$2,574

Does it go far here?

$94,086Median pay in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.1 vs 100).
20%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,116 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$491,640
Physicians, All Other$335,670
Nurse Anesthetists$222,520
Chief Executives$213,920
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$157,260
Computer and Information Systems Managers$150,710
Architectural and Engineering Managers$149,430
Pharmacists$143,920

All art directors salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky