Librarians and Media Collections Specialists salary in Owensboro, KY

The median librarians and media collections specialists in Owensboro, KY earns $72,490 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,744 a month.

10th percentile: $45,910
25th percentile: $60,740
Median percentile: $72,490
75th percentile: $79,100
90th percentile: $79,100

Based on 50 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

$56,927 take-home a year

Gross pay	$72,490
Federal income tax	−$7,118
Social Security + Medicare	−$5,545
Kentucky income tax (approx.)	−$2,900
Monthly take-home	$4,744
Every two weeks	$2,190

Does it go far here?

$81,808Median pay in Owensboro, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.6 vs 100).

19%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($907 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Owensboro, KY

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$73,460
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$61,250
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$50,600
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$46,430
Customer Service Representatives	$45,260
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$44,530
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$42,450
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$39,380

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