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Engine and Other Machine Assemblers salary in Kentucky

The median engine and other machine assemblers in Kentucky earns $41,580 a year, 23% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,827 a month.

10th percentile
$38,410
25th percentile
$38,410
Median percentile
$41,580
75th percentile
$46,310
90th percentile
$48,350

Based on 1,180 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

$33,926 take-home a year
Gross pay$41,580
Federal income tax−$2,810
Social Security + Medicare−$3,181
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$1,663
Monthly take-home$2,827
Every two weeks$1,305

Does it go far here?

$46,119Median pay in Kentucky is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
34%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 engine and other machine assemblers salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky