Maintenance and Repair Workers, General salary in Owensboro, KY

The median maintenance and repair workers, general in Owensboro, KY earns $44,530 a year, 10% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,015 a month.

10th percentile: $29,720
25th percentile: $37,560
Median percentile: $44,530
75th percentile: $58,260
90th percentile: $66,340

Based on 500 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

$36,179 take-home a year

Gross pay	$44,530
Federal income tax	−$3,164
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,407
Kentucky income tax (approx.)	−$1,781
Monthly take-home	$3,015
Every two weeks	$1,391

Does it go far here?

$50,254Median pay in Owensboro, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.6 vs 100).

30%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
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$42,450
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$39,380
Nursing Assistants	$39,020

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