Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Kentucky
The median paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Kentucky earns $58,050 a year, 15% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,875 a month.
- 10th percentile
- $46,450
- 25th percentile
- $50,800
- Median percentile
- $58,050
- 75th percentile
- $61,250
- 90th percentile
- $76,610
Based on 2,670 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
$46,501 take-home a year
| Gross pay | $58,050 |
| Federal income tax | −$4,786 |
| Social Security + Medicare | −$4,441 |
| Kentucky income tax (approx.) | −$2,322 |
| Monthly take-home | $3,875 |
| Every two weeks | $1,789 |
Does it go far here?
$64,386Median pay in Kentucky is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
25%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($967 a month, Census ACS).
Top-paying jobs in Kentucky
| Job | Median 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 paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky