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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salary in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY

The median laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN earns $46,830 a year, 16% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,161 a month.

10th percentile
$35,190
25th percentile
$38,360
Median percentile
$46,830
75th percentile
$46,830
90th percentile
$51,200

Based on 29,400 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

$37,935 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,830
Federal income tax−$3,440
Social Security + Medicare−$3,582
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$1,873
Monthly take-home$3,161
Every two weeks$1,459

Does it go far here?

$50,315Median pay in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.1 vs 100).
35%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 laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky