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Helpers--Production Workers salary in Kentucky

The median helpers--production workers in Kentucky earns $42,130 a year, 8% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,862 a month.

10th percentile
$35,730
25th percentile
$38,650
Median percentile
$42,130
75th percentile
$48,910
90th percentile
$54,420

Based on 2,900 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

$34,346 take-home a year
Gross pay$42,130
Federal income tax−$2,876
Social Security + Medicare−$3,223
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$1,685
Monthly take-home$2,862
Every two weeks$1,321

Does it go far here?

$46,729Median pay in Kentucky is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
34%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--production workers salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky