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Nursing Assistants salary in Owensboro, KY

The median nursing assistants in Owensboro, KY earns $39,020 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,664 a month.

10th percentile
$32,850
25th percentile
$32,850
Median percentile
$39,020
75th percentile
$39,110
90th percentile
$45,260

Based on 890 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

$31,972 take-home a year
Gross pay$39,020
Federal income tax−$2,502
Social Security + Medicare−$2,985
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$1,561
Monthly take-home$2,664
Every two weeks$1,230

Does it go far here?

$44,036Median pay in Owensboro, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.6 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($907 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Owensboro, KY

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$73,460
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$61,250
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$50,600
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$46,430
Customer Service Representatives$45,260
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$44,530
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$42,450
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$39,380

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