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Food Science Technicians salary in Kentucky

The median food science technicians in Kentucky earns $64,770 a year, 24% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,303 a month.

10th percentile
$42,170
25th percentile
$52,640
Median percentile
$64,770
75th percentile
$80,490
90th percentile
$84,410

Based on 160 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

$51,632 take-home a year
Gross pay$64,770
Federal income tax−$5,592
Social Security + Medicare−$4,955
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,591
Monthly take-home$4,303
Every two weeks$1,986

Does it go far here?

$71,840Median pay in Kentucky is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
22%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 food science technicians salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky