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Fast Food and Counter Workers salary in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY

The median fast food and counter workers in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN earns $28,690 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,007 a month.

10th percentile
$22,670
25th percentile
$24,410
Median percentile
$28,690
75th percentile
$30,570
90th percentile
$35,470

Based on 15,540 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

$24,085 take-home a year
Gross pay$28,690
Federal income tax−$1,263
Social Security + Medicare−$2,195
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$1,148
Monthly take-home$2,007
Every two weeks$926

Does it go far here?

$30,825Median pay in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.1 vs 100).
56%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,116 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$491,640
Physicians, All Other$335,670
Nurse Anesthetists$222,520
Chief Executives$213,920
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$157,260
Computer and Information Systems Managers$150,710
Architectural and Engineering Managers$149,430
Pharmacists$143,920

All fast food and counter workers salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky