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Librarians and Media Collections Specialists salary in Lexington, KY

The median librarians and media collections specialists in Lexington-Fayette, KY earns $62,900 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,184 a month.

10th percentile
$41,600
25th percentile
$49,540
Median percentile
$62,900
75th percentile
$82,170
90th percentile
$85,190

Based on 380 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

$50,204 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,900
Federal income tax−$5,368
Social Security + Medicare−$4,812
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,516
Monthly take-home$4,184
Every two weeks$1,931

Does it go far here?

$67,715Median pay in Lexington, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.9 vs 100).
27%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 librarians and media collections specialists salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky