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Log Graders and Scalers salary in Kentucky

The median log graders and scalers in Kentucky earns $45,330 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,066 a month.

10th percentile
$36,740
25th percentile
$37,360
Median percentile
$45,330
75th percentile
$49,330
90th percentile
$54,450

Based on 80 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

$36,789 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,330
Federal income tax−$3,260
Social Security + Medicare−$3,468
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$1,813
Monthly take-home$3,066
Every two weeks$1,415

Does it go far here?

$50,278Median pay in Kentucky is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
32%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($967 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Kentucky

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$350,950
Anesthesiologists$347,960
Physicians, All Other$327,390
Family Medicine Physicians$248,730
General Internal Medicine Physicians$241,530
Nurse Anesthetists$222,520
Chief Executives$179,530
Emergency Medicine Physicians$169,390

All log graders and scalers salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky