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Helpers--Electricians salary in Kentucky

The median helpers--electricians in Kentucky earns $42,790 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,904 a month.

10th percentile
$35,350
25th percentile
$37,530
Median percentile
$42,790
75th percentile
$45,060
90th percentile
$50,760

Based on 690 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

$34,850 take-home a year
Gross pay$42,790
Federal income tax−$2,955
Social Security + Medicare−$3,273
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$1,712
Monthly take-home$2,904
Every two weeks$1,340

Does it go far here?

$47,461Median pay in Kentucky is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
33%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 helpers--electricians salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky