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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks salary in Lexington, KY

The median payroll and timekeeping clerks in Lexington-Fayette, KY earns $56,230 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,759 a month.

10th percentile
$40,270
25th percentile
$47,290
Median percentile
$56,230
75th percentile
$69,660
90th percentile
$80,320

Based on 190 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

$45,112 take-home a year
Gross pay$56,230
Federal income tax−$4,568
Social Security + Medicare−$4,302
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,249
Monthly take-home$3,759
Every two weeks$1,735

Does it go far here?

$60,535Median pay in Lexington, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.9 vs 100).
30%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 payroll and timekeeping clerks salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky