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Crematory Operators salary in Kentucky

The median crematory operators in Kentucky earns $37,740 a year, 14% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,583 a month.

10th percentile
$32,150
25th percentile
$34,200
Median percentile
$37,740
75th percentile
$41,170
90th percentile
$50,990

Based on 50 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

$30,994 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,740
Federal income tax−$2,349
Social Security + Medicare−$2,887
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$1,510
Monthly take-home$2,583
Every two weeks$1,192

Does it go far here?

$41,859Median pay in Kentucky is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
37%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 crematory operators salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky