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Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Lexington, KY

The median mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders in Lexington-Fayette, KY earns $44,920 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,040 a month.

10th percentile
$37,560
25th percentile
$39,240
Median percentile
$44,920
75th percentile
$50,700
90th percentile
$56,740

Based on 110 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

$36,476 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,920
Federal income tax−$3,210
Social Security + Medicare−$3,436
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$1,797
Monthly take-home$3,040
Every two weeks$1,403

Does it go far here?

$48,359Median pay in Lexington, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.9 vs 100).
37%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

All mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky