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Pharmacy Technicians salary in Kentucky

The median pharmacy technicians in Kentucky earns $39,200 a year, 14% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,676 a month.

10th percentile
$31,760
25th percentile
$36,330
Median percentile
$39,200
75th percentile
$46,470
90th percentile
$52,640

Based on 8,870 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

$32,109 take-home a year
Gross pay$39,200
Federal income tax−$2,524
Social Security + Medicare−$2,999
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$1,568
Monthly take-home$2,676
Every two weeks$1,235

Does it go far here?

$43,479Median pay in Kentucky is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($967 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Kentucky

JobMedian 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 pharmacy technicians salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky