Production Workers, All Other salary in Owensboro, KY

The median production workers, all other in Owensboro, KY earns $33,430 a year, 17% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,309 a month.

10th percentile: $29,450
25th percentile: $30,420
Median percentile: $33,430
75th percentile: $40,140
90th percentile: $42,460

Based on 60 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

$27,704 take-home a year

Gross pay	$33,430
Federal income tax	−$1,832
Social Security + Medicare	−$2,557
Kentucky income tax (approx.)	−$1,337
Monthly take-home	$2,309
Every two weeks	$1,066

Does it go far here?

$37,727Median pay in Owensboro, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.6 vs 100).

39%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($907 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Owensboro, KY

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$73,460
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$61,250
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$50,600
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$46,430
Customer Service Representatives	$45,260
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$44,530
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$42,450
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$39,380

All production workers, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky