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Protective Service Workers, All Other salary in Lexington, KY

The median protective service workers, all other in Lexington-Fayette, KY earns $60,230 a year, 42% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,014 a month.

10th percentile
$40,330
25th percentile
$51,510
Median percentile
$60,230
75th percentile
$70,440
90th percentile
$87,490

Based on 50 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

$48,166 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,230
Federal income tax−$5,048
Social Security + Medicare−$4,608
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,409
Monthly take-home$4,014
Every two weeks$1,853

Does it go far here?

$64,841Median pay in Lexington, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.9 vs 100).
28%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 protective service workers, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky