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Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders salary in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY

The median food cooking machine operators and tenders in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN earns $40,150 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,736 a month.

10th percentile
$31,690
25th percentile
$40,120
Median percentile
$40,150
75th percentile
$43,030
90th percentile
$57,630

Based on 80 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

$32,835 take-home a year
Gross pay$40,150
Federal income tax−$2,638
Social Security + Medicare−$3,071
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$1,606
Monthly take-home$2,736
Every two weeks$1,263

Does it go far here?

$43,138Median pay in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.1 vs 100).
41%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 food cooking machine operators and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky