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Maintenance Workers, Machinery salary in Lexington, KY

The median maintenance workers, machinery in Lexington-Fayette, KY earns $74,610 a year, 23% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,861 a month.

10th percentile
$51,550
25th percentile
$59,410
Median percentile
$74,610
75th percentile
$77,760
90th percentile
$154,290

Based on 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

$58,334 take-home a year
Gross pay$74,610
Federal income tax−$7,584
Social Security + Medicare−$5,708
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,984
Monthly take-home$4,861
Every two weeks$2,244

Does it go far here?

$80,322Median pay in Lexington, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.9 vs 100).
23%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

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