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Butchers and Meat Cutters salary in Elizabethtown, KY

The median butchers and meat cutters in Elizabethtown, KY earns $38,180 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,611 a month.

10th percentile
$23,880
25th percentile
$31,670
Median percentile
$38,180
75th percentile
$48,370
90th percentile
$51,920

Based on 40 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

$31,330 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,180
Federal income tax−$2,402
Social Security + Medicare−$2,921
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$1,527
Monthly take-home$2,611
Every two weeks$1,205

Does it go far here?

$42,154Median pay in Elizabethtown, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.6 vs 100).
37%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($964 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Elizabethtown, KY

JobMedian pay
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$83,780
Human Resources Specialists$78,850
Registered Nurses$77,930
General and Operations Managers$76,770
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$59,900
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$50,680
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$50,510
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$45,300

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