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Electrical Engineers salary in Kentucky

The median electrical engineers in Kentucky earns $98,550 a year, 18% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,185 a month.

10th percentile
$63,270
25th percentile
$77,290
Median percentile
$98,550
75th percentile
$117,150
90th percentile
$138,460

Based on 1,540 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

$74,218 take-home a year
Gross pay$98,550
Federal income tax−$12,851
Social Security + Medicare−$7,539
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$3,942
Monthly take-home$6,185
Every two weeks$2,855

Does it go far here?

$109,307Median 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 electrical engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky