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Chemical Technicians salary in Kentucky

The median chemical technicians in Kentucky earns $60,830 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,052 a month.

10th percentile
$40,940
25th percentile
$46,690
Median percentile
$60,830
75th percentile
$72,560
90th percentile
$97,810

Based on 700 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

$48,624 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,830
Federal income tax−$5,120
Social Security + Medicare−$4,653
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,433
Monthly take-home$4,052
Every two weeks$1,870

Does it go far here?

$67,470Median pay in Kentucky is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
24%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 chemical technicians salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky