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Maintenance and Repair Workers, General salary in Lexington, KY

The median maintenance and repair workers, general in Lexington-Fayette, KY earns $44,910 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,039 a month.

10th percentile
$33,760
25th percentile
$36,410
Median percentile
$44,910
75th percentile
$57,990
90th percentile
$71,230

Based on 3,220 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

$36,469 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,910
Federal income tax−$3,209
Social Security + Medicare−$3,436
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$1,796
Monthly take-home$3,039
Every two weeks$1,403

Does it go far here?

$48,348Median pay in Lexington, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.9 vs 100).
37%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 maintenance and repair workers, general salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky