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Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers salary in Lexington, KY

The median dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in Lexington-Fayette, KY earns $24,090 a year, 29% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,707 a month.

10th percentile
$15,080
25th percentile
$19,970
Median percentile
$24,090
75th percentile
$29,450
90th percentile
$35,370

Based on 550 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

$20,485 take-home a year
Gross pay$24,090
Federal income tax−$799
Social Security + Medicare−$1,843
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$964
Monthly take-home$1,707
Every two weeks$788

Does it go far here?

$25,934Median pay in Lexington, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.9 vs 100).
67%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 dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky