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Psychiatric Technicians salary in Kentucky

The median psychiatric technicians in Kentucky earns $40,370 a year, 11% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,750 a month.

10th percentile
$31,300
25th percentile
$36,400
Median percentile
$40,370
75th percentile
$47,880
90th percentile
$54,750

Based on 910 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

$33,002 take-home a year
Gross pay$40,370
Federal income tax−$2,664
Social Security + Medicare−$3,088
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$1,615
Monthly take-home$2,750
Every two weeks$1,269

Does it go far here?

$44,776Median pay in Kentucky is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
35%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 psychiatric technicians salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky