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Set and Exhibit Designers salary in Kentucky

The median set and exhibit designers in Kentucky earns $53,260 a year, 29% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,570 a month.

10th percentile
$31,070
25th percentile
$41,930
Median percentile
$53,260
75th percentile
$55,360
90th percentile
$87,610

Based on 40 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

$42,844 take-home a year
Gross pay$53,260
Federal income tax−$4,211
Social Security + Medicare−$4,074
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,130
Monthly take-home$3,570
Every two weeks$1,648

Does it go far here?

$59,073Median pay in Kentucky is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
27%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 set and exhibit designers salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky