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Commercial Pilots salary in Lexington, KY

The median commercial pilots in Lexington-Fayette, KY earns $111,030 a year, 10% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,875 a month.

10th percentile
$74,240
25th percentile
$84,990
Median percentile
$111,030
75th percentile
$159,780
90th percentile
$246,990

Based on 60 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

$82,498 take-home a year
Gross pay$111,030
Federal income tax−$15,597
Social Security + Medicare−$8,494
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$4,441
Monthly take-home$6,875
Every two weeks$3,173

Does it go far here?

$119,530Median pay in Lexington, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.9 vs 100).
17%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,138 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Lexington, KY

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$283,730
Pharmacists$136,530
Financial Managers$135,760
Sales Managers$124,860
Industrial Production Managers$124,230
Software Developers$123,510
Nurse Practitioners$123,070
Lawyers$111,040

All commercial pilots salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky