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Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY

The median paralegals and legal assistants in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN earns $61,270 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,080 a month.

10th percentile
$38,890
25th percentile
$49,840
Median percentile
$61,270
75th percentile
$74,980
90th percentile
$81,000

Based on 1,460 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

$48,960 take-home a year
Gross pay$61,270
Federal income tax−$5,172
Social Security + Medicare−$4,687
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,451
Monthly take-home$4,080
Every two weeks$1,883

Does it go far here?

$65,829Median pay in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.1 vs 100).
27%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,116 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$491,640
Physicians, All Other$335,670
Nurse Anesthetists$222,520
Chief Executives$213,920
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$157,260
Computer and Information Systems Managers$150,710
Architectural and Engineering Managers$149,430
Pharmacists$143,920

All paralegals and legal assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky