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Computer Programmers salary in Kentucky

The median computer programmers in Kentucky earns $94,850 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,980 a month.

10th percentile
$61,990
25th percentile
$80,310
Median percentile
$94,850
75th percentile
$125,380
90th percentile
$140,460

Based on 950 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

$71,763 take-home a year
Gross pay$94,850
Federal income tax−$12,037
Social Security + Medicare−$7,256
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$3,794
Monthly take-home$5,980
Every two weeks$2,760

Does it go far here?

$105,203Median pay in Kentucky is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
16%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 computer programmers salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky