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Medical Assistants salary in Elizabethtown, KY

The median medical assistants in Elizabethtown, KY earns $38,530 a year, 16% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,633 a month.

10th percentile
$34,490
25th percentile
$36,860
Median percentile
$38,530
75th percentile
$43,300
90th percentile
$46,020

Based on 240 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

$31,598 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,530
Federal income tax−$2,444
Social Security + Medicare−$2,948
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$1,541
Monthly take-home$2,633
Every two weeks$1,215

Does it go far here?

$42,541Median pay in Elizabethtown, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.6 vs 100).
37%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($964 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Elizabethtown, KY

JobMedian pay
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$83,780
Human Resources Specialists$78,850
Registered Nurses$77,930
General and Operations Managers$76,770
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$59,900
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$50,680
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$50,510
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$45,300

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