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Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in Lexington, KY

The median heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Lexington-Fayette, KY earns $56,950 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,805 a month.

10th percentile
$43,780
25th percentile
$49,170
Median percentile
$56,950
75th percentile
$75,450
90th percentile
$94,090

Based on 4,460 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

$45,661 take-home a year
Gross pay$56,950
Federal income tax−$4,654
Social Security + Medicare−$4,357
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,278
Monthly take-home$3,805
Every two weeks$1,756

Does it go far here?

$61,310Median pay in Lexington, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.9 vs 100).
30%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 heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky