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Human Resources Managers salary in Kentucky

The median human resources managers in Kentucky earns $121,460 a year, 19% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,452 a month.

10th percentile
$76,520
25th percentile
$96,070
Median percentile
$121,460
75th percentile
$155,170
90th percentile
$194,280

Based on 1,960 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

$89,419 take-home a year
Gross pay$121,460
Federal income tax−$17,891
Social Security + Medicare−$9,292
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$4,858
Monthly take-home$7,452
Every two weeks$3,439

Does it go far here?

$134,718Median pay in Kentucky is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
13%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 human resources managers salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky