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Registered Nurses salary in Elizabethtown, KY

The median registered nurses in Elizabethtown, KY earns $77,930 a year, 20% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,045 a month.

10th percentile
$63,530
25th percentile
$77,240
Median percentile
$77,930
75th percentile
$92,280
90th percentile
$105,250

Based on 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

$60,537 take-home a year
Gross pay$77,930
Federal income tax−$8,315
Social Security + Medicare−$5,962
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$3,117
Monthly take-home$5,045
Every two weeks$2,328

Does it go far here?

$86,042Median pay in Elizabethtown, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.6 vs 100).
19%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($964 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Elizabethtown, KY

JobMedian pay
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$83,780
Human Resources Specialists$78,850
General and Operations Managers$76,770
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$59,900
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$50,680
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$50,510
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$45,300
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$43,830

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