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Helpers--Extraction Workers salary in Kentucky

The median helpers--extraction workers in Kentucky earns $68,020 a year, 43% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,497 a month.

10th percentile
$67,590
25th percentile
$68,000
Median percentile
$68,020
75th percentile
$68,020
90th percentile
$69,250

Based on 230 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

$53,961 take-home a year
Gross pay$68,020
Federal income tax−$6,134
Social Security + Medicare−$5,204
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,721
Monthly take-home$4,497
Every two weeks$2,075

Does it go far here?

$75,444Median 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 helpers--extraction workers salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky