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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salary in Lexington, KY

The median laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Lexington-Fayette, KY earns $41,910 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,848 a month.

10th percentile
$31,330
25th percentile
$35,580
Median percentile
$41,910
75th percentile
$46,120
90th percentile
$49,120

Based on 5,500 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

$34,178 take-home a year
Gross pay$41,910
Federal income tax−$2,849
Social Security + Medicare−$3,206
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$1,676
Monthly take-home$2,848
Every two weeks$1,315

Does it go far here?

$45,118Median pay in Lexington, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.9 vs 100).
40%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,138 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Lexington, KY

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$283,730
Pharmacists$136,530
Financial Managers$135,760
Sales Managers$124,860
Industrial Production Managers$124,230
Software Developers$123,510
Nurse Practitioners$123,070
Lawyers$111,040

All laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky