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Crane and Tower Operators salary in Kentucky

The median crane and tower operators in Kentucky earns $62,000 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,126 a month.

10th percentile
$40,810
25th percentile
$45,830
Median percentile
$62,000
75th percentile
$80,040
90th percentile
$89,660

Based on 640 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

$49,517 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,000
Federal income tax−$5,260
Social Security + Medicare−$4,743
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,480
Monthly take-home$4,126
Every two weeks$1,905

Does it go far here?

$68,767Median pay in Kentucky is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
23%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 crane and tower operators salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky