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Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary in Kentucky

The median mechanical engineering technologists and technicians in Kentucky earns $77,990 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,048 a month.

10th percentile
$48,690
25th percentile
$63,320
Median percentile
$77,990
75th percentile
$92,420
90th percentile
$97,880

Based on 520 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

$60,576 take-home a year
Gross pay$77,990
Federal income tax−$8,328
Social Security + Medicare−$5,966
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$3,120
Monthly take-home$5,048
Every two weeks$2,330

Does it go far here?

$86,503Median 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 mechanical engineering technologists and technicians salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky