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Maintenance Workers, Machinery salary in Kentucky

The median maintenance workers, machinery in Kentucky earns $76,710 a year, 26% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,977 a month.

10th percentile
$48,980
25th percentile
$60,230
Median percentile
$76,710
75th percentile
$157,260
90th percentile
$162,460

Based on 2,920 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

$59,727 take-home a year
Gross pay$76,710
Federal income tax−$8,046
Social Security + Medicare−$5,868
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$3,068
Monthly take-home$4,977
Every two weeks$2,297

Does it go far here?

$85,083Median pay in Kentucky is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
19%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 maintenance workers, machinery salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky