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Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders salary in Kentucky

The median cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders in Kentucky earns $35,850 a year, 18% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,463 a month.

10th percentile
$31,200
25th percentile
$33,350
Median percentile
$35,850
75th percentile
$45,090
90th percentile
$47,630

Based on 310 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

$29,551 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,850
Federal income tax−$2,122
Social Security + Medicare−$2,743
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$1,434
Monthly take-home$2,463
Every two weeks$1,137

Does it go far here?

$39,763Median pay in Kentucky is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
39%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 cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky