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Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY

The median bioengineers and biomedical engineers in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN earns $98,900 a year, 10% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,204 a month.

10th percentile
$78,550
25th percentile
$83,580
Median percentile
$98,900
75th percentile
$107,860
90th percentile
$127,250

Based on 70 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

$74,450 take-home a year
Gross pay$98,900
Federal income tax−$12,928
Social Security + Medicare−$7,566
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$3,956
Monthly take-home$6,204
Every two weeks$2,863

Does it go far here?

$106,260Median pay in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.1 vs 100).
18%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 bioengineers and biomedical engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky