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Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers salary in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY

The median inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN earns $48,000 a year, 1% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,236 a month.

10th percentile
$35,610
25th percentile
$39,050
Median percentile
$48,000
75th percentile
$60,760
90th percentile
$65,500

Based on 4,040 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

$38,828 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,000
Federal income tax−$3,580
Social Security + Medicare−$3,672
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$1,920
Monthly take-home$3,236
Every two weeks$1,493

Does it go far here?

$51,572Median pay in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.1 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,116 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$491,640
Physicians, All Other$335,670
Nurse Anesthetists$222,520
Chief Executives$213,920
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$157,260
Computer and Information Systems Managers$150,710
Architectural and Engineering Managers$149,430
Pharmacists$143,920

All inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky