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Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines salary in Lexington, KY

The median mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines in Lexington-Fayette, KY earns $61,040 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,065 a month.

10th percentile
$44,210
25th percentile
$53,100
Median percentile
$61,040
75th percentile
$69,550
90th percentile
$80,280

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

$48,784 take-home a year
Gross pay$61,040
Federal income tax−$5,145
Social Security + Medicare−$4,670
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,442
Monthly take-home$4,065
Every two weeks$1,876

Does it go far here?

$65,713Median pay in Lexington, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.9 vs 100).
28%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 mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky