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Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders salary in Kentucky

The median furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders in Kentucky earns $75,620 a year, 57% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,917 a month.

10th percentile
$52,140
25th percentile
$61,220
Median percentile
$75,620
75th percentile
$81,850
90th percentile
$83,270

Based on 240 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

$59,004 take-home a year
Gross pay$75,620
Federal income tax−$7,806
Social Security + Medicare−$5,785
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$3,025
Monthly take-home$4,917
Every two weeks$2,269

Does it go far here?

$83,874Median pay in Kentucky is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
20%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 furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky