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Fish and Game Wardens salary in Kentucky

The median fish and game wardens in Kentucky earns $54,570 a year, 26% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,654 a month.

10th percentile
$54,570
25th percentile
$54,570
Median percentile
$54,570
75th percentile
$59,040
90th percentile
$64,860

Based on 70 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

$43,844 take-home a year
Gross pay$54,570
Federal income tax−$4,368
Social Security + Medicare−$4,175
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,183
Monthly take-home$3,654
Every two weeks$1,686

Does it go far here?

$60,526Median pay in Kentucky is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
26%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 fish and game wardens salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky