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Bridge and Lock Tenders salary in Kentucky

The median bridge and lock tenders in Kentucky earns $58,220 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,886 a month.

10th percentile
$47,410
25th percentile
$47,430
Median percentile
$58,220
75th percentile
$65,640
90th percentile
$71,610

Based on 100 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

$46,631 take-home a year
Gross pay$58,220
Federal income tax−$4,806
Social Security + Medicare−$4,454
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,329
Monthly take-home$3,886
Every two weeks$1,793

Does it go far here?

$64,575Median pay in Kentucky is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
25%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 bridge and lock tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky