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Boilermakers salary in Kentucky

The median boilermakers in Kentucky earns $74,810 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,872 a month.

10th percentile
$59,760
25th percentile
$66,780
Median percentile
$74,810
75th percentile
$80,090
90th percentile
$87,920

Based on 150 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

$58,466 take-home a year
Gross pay$74,810
Federal income tax−$7,628
Social Security + Medicare−$5,723
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,992
Monthly take-home$4,872
Every two weeks$2,249

Does it go far here?

$82,976Median pay in Kentucky is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
20%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 boilermakers salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky