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Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers salary in Lexington, KY

The median heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers in Lexington-Fayette, KY earns $60,280 a year, 1% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,017 a month.

10th percentile
$37,470
25th percentile
$48,260
Median percentile
$60,280
75th percentile
$76,580
90th percentile
$81,180

Based on 740 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

$48,204 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,280
Federal income tax−$5,054
Social Security + Medicare−$4,611
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,411
Monthly take-home$4,017
Every two weeks$1,854

Does it go far here?

$64,895Median pay in Lexington, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.9 vs 100).
28%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,138 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Lexington, KY

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$283,730
Pharmacists$136,530
Financial Managers$135,760
Sales Managers$124,860
Industrial Production Managers$124,230
Software Developers$123,510
Nurse Practitioners$123,070
Lawyers$111,040

All heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky