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Biological Technicians salary in Kentucky

The median biological technicians in Kentucky earns $48,910 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,294 a month.

10th percentile
$35,280
25th percentile
$40,360
Median percentile
$48,910
75th percentile
$61,230
90th percentile
$73,040

Based on 260 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

$39,523 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,910
Federal income tax−$3,689
Social Security + Medicare−$3,742
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$1,956
Monthly take-home$3,294
Every two weeks$1,520

Does it go far here?

$54,249Median pay in Kentucky is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
29%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 biological technicians salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky