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Plant and System Operators, All Other salary in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY

The median plant and system operators, all other in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN earns $71,800 a year, 15% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,706 a month.

10th percentile
$66,410
25th percentile
$70,840
Median percentile
$71,800
75th percentile
$77,690
90th percentile
$94,120

Based on 30 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

$56,469 take-home a year
Gross pay$71,800
Federal income tax−$6,966
Social Security + Medicare−$5,493
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,872
Monthly take-home$4,706
Every two weeks$2,172

Does it go far here?

$77,143Median pay in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.1 vs 100).
24%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 plant and system operators, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky